1
: exultant high-spirited joy : merriment
dancing with glee
2
: a part-song for usually male voices
Examples of glee in a Sentence
They were dancing with glee.
He could hardly contain his glee over his victory.
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After 32 years in music, the 53-year Grammy winner clearly still finds his greatest glee in performing.
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Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Whereas Americans look upon ice with glee, generally speaking Europeans view ice as unnecessary, and even a little gross.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
But the speed and apparent glee with which the internet cast its collective stone should give us pause.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
But as much fun as finding things can be, destroying them is truly an act of glee.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
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Leena Tailor, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Whereas Americans look upon ice with glee, generally speaking Europeans view ice as unnecessary, and even a little gross.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
But the speed and apparent glee with which the internet cast its collective stone should give us pause.
—Margie Warrell, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
But as much fun as finding things can be, destroying them is truly an act of glee.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2025
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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