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Definition of Glide by
1. Verb. Pass by. "Three years elapsed"
Generic synonyms: Advance, Go On, March On, Move On, Pass On, Progress
Specialized synonyms: Fell, Fly, Vanish
Derivative terms: Lapse
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glide By
Literary usage of Glide by
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book of English Literature by Francis Henry Underwood (1879)
"... a Hindu philosopher remarked, that he who stands by the bank of a flowing
stream sees, in their order, the various parts as they successively glide by, ..."
2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"And the years glide by. A maiden stands by the rose-bush fair, The dewy blossoms
perfume the air; She presses her hand to her throbbing breast, ..."
3. Poetry as a Representative Art: An Essay in Comparative Aesthetics by George Lansing Raymond (1899)
"Sweetly it rests and on dream-wings Sies To play with the angels in paradise :
And the years glide by. A maiden stands by the rose-bush fair. ..."
4. Our Animal Friends: An Illustrated Monthly Magazine (1894)
"On a September day, when the forest is quiet save for the rustling of the leaves
overhead, the moose will glide by like a shadow. ..."
5. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1859)
"And the years glide by. A maiden stands by the rose-bush fair, ... And the years
glide by. Weary TIME pauses for a moment, and looks back on the grave of ..."
6. Notes of Thought by Charles Buxton, John Llewelyn Davies (1883)
"... whether in painting, sculpture, or building; were we trained to every kind of
manly exercise ;—why, how much more cheerfully would our lives glide by ! ..."
7. The Association Review by American Association to Promote the Teaching of Speech to the Deaf (1908)
"It might perhaps be worth while considering the advisability of indicating a
consonantal glide by a consonant symbol written on a small scale, ..."
8. A Hedonist's Guide to Prague by Tremayne Carew Pole (2004)
"In summer, you can enjoy sitting outside and watching Prague's wealthy shoppers
glide by in the sunshine. After dark, and in winter, the vibrant mix of ..."
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