Synonyms of glomming

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabbing
• catching
• seizing
• snatching
• getting
• capturing
• snagging
• trapping
• landing
• corralling
• nabbing
• hooking
• grappling
• bagging
• snaring
• nailing
• netting
• copping
• taking hold (of)
• snapping (up)
• collaring
• rapping
• nobbling
• grasping
• holding
• clutching
• arresting
• roping
• lassoing
• securing
• clasping
• gripping
• detaining
• apprehending
• gloving
• entangling
• cornering
• haltering
• ensnaring
• entrapping
• baying
• enmeshing
• kidnapping
• abducting
• fisting
• wresting
• rending
• meshing
• latching (on or onto)
• fastening (on)
• spiriting (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• missing
• releasing
• discharging
• freeing
• liberating
• dropping
• loosening
• unhanding

Example Sentences

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