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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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
Of course, as is so often artfully done on the show, the nostalgic glee soon gives way to a menacing feeling just underneath the surface, when Holly is interrupted by an insistent knock at the door and instructions to go into the woods.
—Dan Heching, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
At this late stage in his life, John takes on the role of both mentor to young artists and, in his glee, pure fanboy.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Nov. 2025
Reagan's expression of glee was no doubt due to the fact that this encounter went markedly better than his first with a turkey, when the bird went wild on him, fluttering around madly until handlers could placate it.
—Alex Heigl, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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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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