1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
dancing with glee
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
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They were dancing with glee.
He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
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David Gilbert, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Everyone in town is terrified of bears roaming the streets, but their glee once again turns into hostility when their taxes are raised to pay for the Bear Patrol that’s keeping them safe.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
For about an hour one recent afternoon, solo adult visitors reacted with childlike glee, snapping selfies in front of the massive bones.
—Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
The stories take some joy in showing how wicked these people are but even more glee in turning them into bloody messes by the end.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 10 Jan. 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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