- glissading
- glis·sade || glɪ'seɪd /glɪ'sÉ‘Ëd n. descent down a slippery slope; sliding dance step v. slide down a steep slope; perform a sliding dance step
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glissade — /glɪˈsad/ (say gli sahd), / ˈseɪd/ (say sayd) noun 1. Skiing a skilful glide over snow or ice in descending a mountain. 2. Dancing a sliding or gliding step. –verb (i) (glissaded, glissading) 3. to perform a glissade. {French, from glisser slip,… …
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