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
  • Permethrin is a spray that works on clothing and gear to keep ticks from grabbing you, but do not put it directly on your skin!
    — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
  • As recently as 2021, he was accused of grabbing the mother of one of his children and throwing her to the ground.
    — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of grabbing
Verb
  • Long before ambient documentation arrived, patients were already reconciling medication lists, catching referral failures, correcting demographic mistakes, and trying to make sense of conflicting recommendations from different specialists.
    — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Whether you’re just headed to the gym or catching a flight, here are 12 Brooks running shoes on sale, starting at $75.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2026
Definition of catching
Verb
  • Many developed a deep affection for the country and its artistic innovations, while seizing on business opportunities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
  • And some have responded by seizing the female obsession with looks, already rooted in misogyny, and rebranding it with maximum toxicity—in other words, by becoming looksmaxxers.
    — Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 11 July 2026
Definition of seizing
Verb
  • In the end, Seattle outmaneuvered and outbodied the Sparks, snatching steals and flipping the ball around the perimeter until the Storm fired off a shot.
    — Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Heim, the 2024 truck series champion who will move full time into Cup next season with 23XI Racing, led the final three laps after snatching first from teammate Tyler Reddick.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 June 2026
Definition of snatching
Verb
  • Swinging his hips, moaning into the mic and briefly getting promiscuous with a mic stand was the authenticity that the majority-millennial crowd expected.
    — Sophie Lindberg July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026
  • The Dodgers have reason for optimism heading into the second half with three top pitchers getting closer to returning.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of getting
Verb
  • The European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has been capturing some of the Red Planet's most surreal landscapes, and its latest images reveal a sprawling field that looks like molten metal frozen across the floor of an ancient Mars crater.
    — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 17 July 2026
  • The companies that did were far more likely to report capturing real value from their AI investments, roughly 76% of them, against about half of the companies where that accountability sat with the CIO or CTO.
    — David Zwick, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of capturing

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“Glomming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glomming. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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