Definition
In a gliding manner; with smooth, continuous, effortless motion or presentation.
Etymology
From 'gliding' (present participle of glide) plus the adverbial suffix '-ly,' creating an adverb that describes how an action is performed.
Kelly Says
When a speaker glidingly moves from one topic to another, they make connections so smoothly that listeners don't notice transitions—a rhetorical technique that's either elegant or manipulative depending on intent.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
滑らかに (slay-tsaw)
slay-tsaw
ARالعربية
بسهولة (basūlah)
ba-soo-lah
BNবাংলা
চলতে চলতে (chulte chulte)
chol-teh chol-teh
CACatalà
ambulant
am-bu-lant
CSČeština
kloubově
kloo-bo-ve
DADansk
glidende
gli-den-de
DEDeutsch
gleitend
glayt-end
ELΕλληνικά
επιφάνεια
ep-ee-fa-nee-a
ESEspañol
deslizándose
deh-slay-san-doh
FAفارسی
نازکانه (nazikāneh)
na-zi-ka-neh
FISuomi
liukuen
li-u-ke-en
FRFrançais
glissant
glis-sa-nt
GUGU
પીપળા (pīpḷā)
pee-p-laa
HEעברית
בעדינות (be'edina)
beh-eh-di-na
HIहिन्दी
चलते हुए (chalte hue)
chal-teh hoo-eh
HUMagyar
csúszva
choo-shv-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
geser
ge-ser
IGIG
nọ̀ọ̀ ńlọ́
noh-oh n-loh
ITItaliano
scivolando
skvee-voh-lan-doh
JA日本語
滑らかに (korakakini)
ko-ra-ka-ki-ni
KMKM
ក្នុងស្រែ (knung sraey)
knung sraey
KO한국어
부드럽게 (budeurupge)
boo-deur-up-ge
MRMR
सायळी (sayli)
say-lee
MSBahasa Melayu
geser
ge-ser
MYမြန်မာ
စွန်းပြောင် (swn-pyawng)
swn-pyawng
NLNederlands
glijdend
glij-dend
NONorsk
glidende
gli-den-de
PAPA
ਫਿਰਨੀ (phirini)
fee-ree-nee
PLPolski
ślizgając się
shlee-ga-yant se
PTPortuguês
deslizando
deh-zlay-an-doh
RORomână
alunecând
a-lu-ne-când
RUРусский
скользя
skholzya
SWKiswahili
kwama
kwaa-ma
TAதமிழ்
நுழைவாய் போல் (nuzhaivaay pōl)
nuz-hai-vai pōl
TEతెలుగు
కులం తరహాలో (kulaṁ tarahā lō)
ku-laṁ ta-ra-ha-loh
TRTürkçe
kayarak
kay-ra-rak
UKУкраїнська
слизько
slii-zhko
URاردو
چلنے کی طرح (chalnay ki tarah)
chal-nay kee ta-rah
YOYO
ọ́pọ̀ ńlọ́
oh-po n-loh
ZH中文
流畅地 (liúcháo dì)
lee-ow-chaw dee
ZUZU
isilindi
ee-si-lin-dee