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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Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
The opposite of an endurance test, Raimi’s latest ultimately leaves you in a sense of glee.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
An uncertain forecast didn't stop the glee, for many, of a winter morning, with social media showing many area residents setting the alarm clock for the early morning hours to experience the snow fall.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
The players roared with laughter and glee.
—Tim Rohan, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 28 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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