glomming

verb

present participle of glom
as in grabbing
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly the manager glommed the shoplifter just as she was about to bolt out of the store

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Recent Examples of glomming That is what everyone is glomming onto as this is the dividing line between too expensive and cheap enough to encourage people to give it a shot. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026 Schumaker seemed to put a lot of weight into Gore glomming onto the duo in Surprise. — Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026 But the filmmakers’ motivations for glomming on to Ed are depicted as being noble. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glomming
  1. grabbing
  2. catching
  3. seizing
  4. snatching
  5. getting
  6. capturing
Verb
  • Madrid may have grand monuments, lvish fountains, domed neoclassical buildings and Renaissance squares, yet the Spanish capital has sometimes been overshadowed by seemingly headline-grabbing cities such as Barcelona or Seville.
    — Eddi Fiegel, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
  • From a Dooney & Bourke handbag marked down by nearly $150 to a cozy Peanuts Halloween blanket for less than $24, our readers have been busy grabbing all the biggest discounts across fashion, home essentials, travel gear and fall staples.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Smith answered Saturday against Ball State, catching eight passes for 151 yards and two touchdowns — all before halftime — and striking the pose after his second score.
    — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • An angler could have a ton of fun catching bluegills under the lights with fly fishing gear.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Their demands for records mirror a New Mexico lawsuit and whistleblower claims that agents were ordered to stand down instead of seizing hundreds of thousands of lethal pills.
    — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Since seizing power, Tiani’s government has shifted away from Western partners, deepened ties with Russia and broken with the regional ECOWAS bloc, joining Mali and Burkina Faso to form the breakaway AES bloc.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • As Madrid has grown into a tourist hot spot, foreign visitors are also snatching up his fans, which Llerandi notes are more reliable than their portable, electric counterparts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • CEOs have been warning professionals that AI won’t take their jobs—it’ll actually be their tech-savvy coworkers snatching up opportunities.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • Underwood, the five-star recruit from the Detroit area who commanded a multimillion-dollar name, image and likeness deal to sign with Michigan, had completed only 11 passes before getting a last-second reprieve.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The priority, however, is getting Ohtani back to himself on the offensive side before the postseason — whether that means a couple days off or more than a week.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • Farming perennials is less disruptive to that carbon-capturing soil.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Chef Francesco Ferretti is master of capturing flavor vis a vis delicate cooking techniques and fresh ingredients.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of capturing

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“Glomming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glomming. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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