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Gliding vs Skating - What's the difference?

gliding | skating |

As nouns the difference between gliding and skating

is that gliding is the action or motion of something that glides while skating is the action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.

As verbs the difference between gliding and skating

is that gliding is while skating is .

gliding

English

(wikipedia gliding)

Noun

  • The action or motion of something that glides.
  • The hobby, sport or act of flying a glider.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Derived terms

    * gliding plane

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    skating

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The action or sport of moving along a surface (ice or ground) using skates.
  • * 1854 , Charles Manby Smith, The working-man's way in the world (page 283)
    • My merry Christmas and first matrimonial plum-pudding, which I had a hand in compounding — the sprig of mistletoe which I bought for home-consumption, the walks in the parks and the skatings on the Serpentine during the two days' holiday

    Derived terms

    * figure skating * free skating * ice skating * park skating * roller skating * skating on thin ice * skating rink * ski skating * speed skating * street skating

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