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glissading

/ɡlɪˈsɑːdɪŋ/

/ɡlɪˈsɑdɪŋ/

glissadingnoun

glissadings

Translations

глиссирование

Glissading down the snowy slope was exhilarating.

Глиссирование по снежному склону было захватывающим.

Additional translations

спуск

скольжение

Definitions

The act of sliding down a snow-covered slope on one's feet or buttocks, often used as a method of descending a mountain.

After reaching the summit, the climbers enjoyed glissading down the snowy slope.

Synonyms

snow sliding

slope sliding

gliding

sliding

glissadinggerund / present participle

/ɡlɪˈsɑːdɪŋ/

/ɡlɪˈseɪdɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe equipment, routes, or techniques connected with the activity of glissading.

Definitions

Relating to or designed for the act of glissading.

The mountaineers packed a special glissading pad for the steep descent.

Synonyms

glissadeverb

glissading

Gerund

glissaded

Past Simple

glissaded

Past Participle

glissading

Gerund

/ɡlɪˈsɑːd/

/ɡlɪˈsɑd/

Translations

скользить

The dancer began to glissade across the stage.

Танцор начал скользить по сцене.

Definitions

To perform a gliding step in ballet, where one foot slides along the floor before the other foot joins it.

The dancer glissaded gracefully across the stage, her movements smooth and fluid.

To descend a snow-covered slope in a controlled slide, typically while standing or sitting.

After summiting, the climbers glissaded down the steep face in less than an hour.

Synonyms

glissadenoun

Definitions

A controlled slide or descent down a snow-covered slope, typically on one's feet or buttocks.

The mountaineers used a glissade to quickly descend the snowy slope.

A ballet movement in which the dancer glides one foot along the floor in any direction, usually as a preparation for a leap.

The dancer executed a perfect glissade before launching into a grand jeté.