glee
Collocations
4ADJ.
evident, favorite, together, villainous, watched
VERB + GLEE
eyes, join, noticed, screamed, screaming, show, spoke, started
GLEE + NOUN
kings
PREP.
about, on, with
Definitions
noun
Joy; happiness; great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.
Music; minstrelsy; entertainment.
An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo voices, not necessarily merry.
Sometimes they had glees, when Captain Strong’s chest was of vast service, and he boomed out in a prodigious bass, of which he was not a little proud.
verb
To sing a glee (unaccompanied part song).
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Idioms & Phrases
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6I watched with glee while your kings and queens fought for ten decades for the gods they made.
WiktionaryEven without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Ho
WiktionarySometimes they had glees, when Captain Strong’s chest was of vast service, and he boomed out in a prodigious bass, of which he was not a little proud.
WiktionaryI'm a member of the glee club.
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Tatoeba · #908684He spoke with evident glee.
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