Gliding has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | There is a tendency for people to think that hang gliding is dangerous. | |
| 2. | The flatboat carrying the two silent men went on gliding atop the dark waters as the moonlit night slowly wore on. | |
| 3. | Or would I were a little burnish'd apple For you to pluck me, gliding by so cold, While sun and shade your robe of lawn will dapple, Your robe of lawn, and your hair's spun gold. | |
| 4. | Tom took up hang gliding. | |
| 5. | Look how the plane is gliding toward the field! | |
| 6. | Some people think that hang gliding is a dangerous sport. | |
| 7. | A swan is gliding toward the reeds. | |
| 8. | Tom was going to go hang gliding, but then he chickened out. | |
| 9. | The Wright Brothers first performed a literature search to find out the state of aeronautical knowledge at their time. They wrote to the Smithsonian and obtained technical papers regarding aerodynamics. They read about the works of Cayley, and Langley, and the hang-gliding flights of Otto Lilienthal. | |
| 10. | Although birds are often the first thing children think about when asked what kinds of animals fly, not all birds are capable of flying or gliding. |