gleek
To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid through the teeth or from under the tongue,…To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.
Translations
4 languagesMeaning
4 senses(informal)To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.
(obsolete, transitive)To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
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(intransitive, obsolete)To jest.
(intransitive, obsolete)To pass time frivolously.
Origin
Related to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr (“sport, pRelated to Etymology 1. Of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse *gleikr, leikr (“sport, play, game”), from Proto-Germanic *galaikaz (“jump, play”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyg-. Cognate with Old English ġelācan (“to play a trick on, delude”), Scots glaik (“a glance of the eye, deception, trick”, n.), Scots glaik (“to trick, trifle with”, v.). More at lake.
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Forms
gleeks, gleeking, gleeked, gleekedTenses
gleek · gleeked · will gleek · have gleekedSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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