1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
dancing with glee
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
Examples of glee in a Sentence
They were dancing with glee.
He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
The players roared with laughter and glee.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
His former teammates watched the highlight reel with glee from afar.
—Jared Weiss, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Not only do the four statues bode well for the film’s future, but the room buzzed with good will for Anderson, who didn’t try to hide his glee.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for glee
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 26 Jan. 2026.
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glee
noun1
: high-spirited joy
2
: an unaccompanied song for three or more voices
gleeful
adjective
-fəl
gleefully
adverb
-fə-lē
gleefulness
noun
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