plural glutes
informal
: a large muscle of the buttocks : gluteus
—usually plural
To counteract the imbalances created by cycling, plus improve your posture, flexibility and overall performance, [Jeb] Stewart recommends concentrating on the deep abdominal muscles … as well as the hips, glutes and shoulder girdle.—
Selene Yeager
Selene YeagerRun, run, run at high altitudes (to improve oxygen use) and over hills (great for glutes).—Sharon Herbstman
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Stationary Lunge Lunges strengthen your quadriceps, hamstrings, and glute muscles, which are important for stair climbing and fall prevention.
—Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
Then began the slow process of reactivating her leg muscles, like her quads and glutes, first by just flexing them while seated, next involving resistance bands and eventually isometric moves like wall sits and lunges.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
The crossovers, turns, and glides that work glutes, abs, and calves require as much endurance as running but with less impact (all while wearing a pretty dress).
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
This routine will work your glutes, legs, chest, back, arms, and core.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
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Rikkilynn Shields Hannigan, Health, 11 Dec. 2025
Then began the slow process of reactivating her leg muscles, like her quads and glutes, first by just flexing them while seated, next involving resistance bands and eventually isometric moves like wall sits and lunges.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 4 Dec. 2025
The crossovers, turns, and glides that work glutes, abs, and calves require as much endurance as running but with less impact (all while wearing a pretty dress).
—Jamila Robinson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Dec. 2025
This routine will work your glutes, legs, chest, back, arms, and core.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside, 21 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glute
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“Glute.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glute. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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