Transcription
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- [glom]
- /glɒm/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [glom]
- /glɒm/
Definitions of glomming word
- verb with object glomming to steal. 1
- verb with object glomming to catch or grab. 1
- verb with object glomming to look at. 1
- noun glomming a look or glimpse. 1
- noun glomming Present participle of glom. 1
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Origin of glomming
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900, Americanism; compare Scots glaum, glam to snatch at, glammis jaws of a vise, apparently < Scots Gaelic glàm to grab, clutch, influenced by clam2
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Parts of speech for Glomming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glomming popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
glomming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glomming
verb glomming
- incarcerate — to imprison; confine.
- capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- seize — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- apprehend — If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
Antonyms for glomming
verb glomming
- release — to lease again.
- liberate — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- misunderstand — to take (words, statements, etc.) in a wrong sense; understand wrongly.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- take up — the act of taking.
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Matching words
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