gliss

See also: glīšs

English

Noun

gliss (plural glisses)

1. (music) Abbreviation of glissando.

Verb

gliss (third-person singular simple present glisses, present participle glissing, simple past and past participle glissed)

1. (music) Abbreviation of glissando.
   • 2013, J. F. Freedman, Key Witness, Open Road Media, →ISBN:

     Then he played the opening notes of “On Green Dolphin Street,” glissed down from B flat to sixth-position F, secured the slide lock, and set the trombone on its stand.