/ Dictionary / Index O on-glide: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: on-glide Pronunciation: (on'glīd", ôn'-), [key] — n. Phonet. a transitional sound produced by the vocal organs in moving from an inactive position or a previous sound to the articulatory position necessary for producing a following sound. Cf.(def. 1). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. ONFr. ongoing Related Content Daily Word Quiz: industrious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language