Meanings
nounmidglide (uncountable)
- uncountableA point in time during a glide.
He dug back in, dragging his knuckles across the keys, and then he held out both arms straight, like a condor in midglide.
2009 September 25, Nate Chinen, “It Feels Like Home: The Sounds of Coltrane”, in New York Times1 more example
Jake headed upriver, fighting gusts that hit him square in the chest and stopped his skis in midglide. He felt like a boxer pummeled by a constant rain of blows, fighting to keep his balance.
2011, William Durbin, The Darkest Evening, page 195
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