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overglide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-glide
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To glide over.

Example Sentences

  • "that ſonne the wych was neuer clowd cowd hide percyth the cave, and on the harpe diſcendes whoſe glancỹg light the cordes did ouerglyde And ſuch luyſter apon the harpe extendes"

Etymology

From over- + glide.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overglides (present, singular) overgliding (participle, present) overglided (participle, past) overglided (past)

Questions

What does overglide mean?
To glide over.
Where does overglide come from?
From over- + glide.

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