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Meaning of "glum" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GLUM

Variant of gloom.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GLUM

glum  [ɡlʌm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GLUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Glum is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GLUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

glum

List of Germanic deities

In Germanic paganism, the indigenous religion of the ancient Germanic peoples that inhabited Germanic Europe, there were a number of different gods and goddesses. Germanic deities are attested from numerous sources, including works of literature, various chronicles, runic inscriptions, personal names, place names, and other sources. This article presents a comprehensive list of these deities.

Definition of glum in the English dictionary

The definition of glum in the dictionary is silent or sullen, as from gloom.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GLUM


beflum
bɪˈflʌm
cocoplum
ˈkəʊkəʊˌplʌm
lum
lʌm
plum
plʌm
plumb
plʌm
replum
riːˈplʌm
replumb
riːˈplʌm
slum
slʌm
sugarplum
ˈʃʊɡəˌplʌm
unplumb
ʌnˈplʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GLUM

gluggable
gluhwein
gluily
gluiness
gluing
gluish
glum bum
glumaceous
glume
glumelike
glumella
glumiferous
glumly
glummer
glummest
glumness
glumpily
glumpish
glumps
glumpy

WORDS THAT END LIKE GLUM

alum
antebellum
asylum
baculum
Blum
Colum
curriculum
hoodlum
infundibulum
ornithogalum
paspalum
pendulum
peplum
phylum
reticulum
speculum
tantalum
tropaeolum
vellum
vestibulum

Synonyms and antonyms of glum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «GLUM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «glum» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of glum

Translation of «glum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GLUM

Find out the translation of glum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of glum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «glum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

闷闷不乐的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abatido
570 millions of speakers

English

glum
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मंदा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كئيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

угрюмый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

abatido
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিষাদগ্রস্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

morose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Glum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bedrückt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ふさぎ込んだ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시무룩한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Glum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhăn nhó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாட்டங்கொண்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खिन्नता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

asık suratlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

abbattuto
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ponury
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

похмурий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încruntat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκυθρωπός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nors
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

glum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

glum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of glum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUM»

The term «glum» is regularly used and occupies the 66.535 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of glum
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GLUM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «glum» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «glum» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about glum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GLUM»

Discover the use of glum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to glum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Glum and Mighty Pagans
This comic novel set in the world of New York City real estate in the late 1970s and early 1980s chronicles the coming of age of Clara Chimes, who want to be a scientist.
Eve Ottenberg, 2011
2
Gray Glum Girl
This book is about a little girl who always wants something, and she is sad until she gets it.
Doris V. Davis, 2010
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The Story of Viga Glum
This saga paints a picture of Icelandic society. But the society presented is not one of pastoral simplicity and repose. The actors within were real men and women and the events portrayed actually occurred - for this is a true story.
‎2010
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The Story Of Viga-Glum:
Then he joined himself to Glum's side, and Glum called out to him, "Good lucktoyou Thundarbenda! Imadea good bargain when I bought you. You will pay me well today forthe outlay." Now Glum had a thrall who was called bythat name, and ...
Sir Edmund Head, 2014
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Crazy Love: Dealing with Your Partner's Problem Personality
The Glum Personality As is human nature, we all have days or even weeks where we might feel down. With time and everyday fluctuations we usually go back to "feeling like ourselves." We explain these jags of low mood away as "just a bad ...
W. Brad Johnson, Kelly Murray, 2007
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The Pocket Oxford Dictionary and Thesaurus
glum ~ go 344 glue'y /glot>-ee/ adj. (glu*i«er, gluM'est). glu eyness n. m n. paste, cement, • v. 1 paste, affix; see STICK2 4. glum /glum/ adj. (glunvmer, glunvmest) dejected; sullen; displeased. DD glum'ly adv. glum'ness n. m gloomy, dispirited, ...
Elizabeth Jewell, 2006
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Calling of an Angel
A biography of Rene Caisse, a Canadian nurse who has formulated an herbal cure for cancer, with proven results
Gary L. Glum, 1988
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The Story of My Life (Complete)
Glum said—"Now thatthou behavest so well,I will grant theethy boon; butItell thee , ifhetakes to anyill heshallbe sentoffat once". She goes then to Thiostolf and tells him, andhe answered— "Now, thou art still good, asI hadhoped." After that he ...
Georg Ebers
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The old constitution. Libellus Islandorum. Primitive laws ...
Then spake Scute, ' So it is, Glum, thou hast had the chance to come up with me, and maybe thou th.ink.est thou hast a score to pay for thy flight, for thou didst run away very briskly, and it was a reckless thing to leap into the gully.' Says Glum ...
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Frederick York Powell, 1905
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Origines Islandicae: A Collection of the More Important ...
Then Glum quoth a verse against them— They shrunk from coming down off the brink When we stood under our shields on the eyre below. The case was settled so that the slaying of Clong and of Thorwald of Hay were to balance each other, ...
Guðbrandur Vigfússon, Frederick York Powell, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GLUM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term glum is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scott Disick pictured for the first time since Kourtney Kardashian split
The 32-year-old looked exceedingly glum as he stopped to pose for a photo with a fan at a CVS store in Long Island, New York. While Scott ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
2
Whelan/Watson: Other Stories, Linbury Studio, London — review
Witnessing the anxious posturings which were passing themselves off as “choreography”; the glum outfits; the musical nullities and the grinding ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
3
Liverpool head off on their pre-season tour without Raheem Sterling …
Rodgers, however, had a glum look on his face as the Sterling saga appears to be finally be coming to a head. Mario Balotelli was left out of the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
4
Gold Coast Suns let the Bulldogs out in nail-biting finish to AFL's Far …
BULLDOGS fans were understandably glum for a bulk of Saturday's AFL game at Cazalys Stadium, but their team came good in a fourth ... «The Cairns Post, Jul 15»
5
I think therefore I am glum: the fall of French intellectuals
Once, France's great thinkers were a cornerstone of national pride and glory. But today's Left Bank is a shadow of its former self, reflecting a ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
6
Ben Affleck looks glum while stepping out in Atlanta as it's revealed …
Ben Affleck stepped out in Atlanta on Friday looking downcast in a blue shirt, rolled up jeans and scruffy salt-and-pepper beard as he was ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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No need to be glum about cooking for one
For those who are used to cooking for a family, it might seem like a waste of time to prepare meals just for one person when the size of that ... «Herald-Mail Media, Jul 15»
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Photo: Liverpool striker posts glum selfie on Instagram
Mario Balotelli has posted a glum selfie on Instagram just hours after it emerged the Liverpool striker has been granted passionate leave ... «The Sport Review, Jul 15»
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Marilyn Manson looked more glum than usual at the Concord Pavilion
The Christian activists were out in full force last night at the Concord Pavilion. Chants of “Repent, Sinners!”, “Jesus Christ will save all you devil ... «Examiner.com, Jul 15»
10
Ben Affleck looks glum in LA after Jennifer Garner split
Ben Affleck stepped out looking sad and disheveled in L.A. after his post-split vacation with soon-to-be-ex Jennifer Garner. The Oscar-winning ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»

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