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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Trump and Vance, in one fell swoop, managed to embolden our adversaries (not just Russia — all of them watched this spectacle with glee) and alienate our staunch European allies.
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Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
An emotional dela Fuente cried tears of joy while Ho and other Mills players jumped with glee at halfcourt.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Russian officials reacted with glee to Friday’s fractious meeting.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Their cruel budget raises costs for those already struggling to make ends meet — but Republicans voted for it with glee.
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Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 11 Mar. 2025
An emotional dela Fuente cried tears of joy while Ho and other Mills players jumped with glee at halfcourt.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025
Russian officials reacted with glee to Friday’s fractious meeting.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Their cruel budget raises costs for those already struggling to make ends meet — but Republicans voted for it with glee.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Glee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glee. Accessed 15 Mar. 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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