gleeing

glee

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glee]
- /gli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [glee]
- /gli/

Definitions of gleeing word

verb without object gleeing to squint or look with one eye. 1
noun gleeing a squint. 1
noun gleeing an imperfect eye, especially one with a cast. 1

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Origin of gleeing

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English glien, gleen; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse gljā to shine

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gleeing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gleeing

gleeing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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