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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Fans have already started expressing their glee over the news on social media.
—
Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The crowd stood up and with nervous laughter streamed toward the lobby, then galloped into the street with the glee of prisoners released.
—Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
But that won’t matter to this Supreme Court, which has demonstrated a certain glee in dismantling precedent.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for glee
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 11 June 2025
As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
The crowd stood up and with nervous laughter streamed toward the lobby, then galloped into the street with the glee of prisoners released.
—Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025
But that won’t matter to this Supreme Court, which has demonstrated a certain glee in dismantling precedent.
—James Thomas Snyder, Mercury News, 24 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for glee
Cite this Entry
“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
glee
noun1
: high-spirited joy
2
: an unaccompanied song for three or more voices
gleeful
adjective
-fəl
gleefully
adverb
-fə-lē
gleefulness
noun
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share