glee

noun

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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Confetti canons shot out glittering rainbows, and Derevjanik began to dance around, shouting in glee. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 Hammond shared the picture of his visit to his Instagram, and the reunion immediately went viral, with fans expressing their glee at seeing Big Mama and Ahmad together again. Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025 The posts themselves ranged from political criticisms to expressions of glee over his death. Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025 Brianna Randall My daughter dropped her backpack and ran straight into the clear mountain lake, whooping with glee. Brianna Randall, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glee

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English glēo entertainment, music; akin to Old Norse glȳ joy, and perhaps to Greek chleuē joke

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of glee was before the 12th century

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Cite this Entry

“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

glee

noun
1
: high-spirited joy
2
: an unaccompanied song for three or more voices
gleeful
-fəl
adjective
gleefully
-fə-lē
adverb
gleefulness noun

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