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glee
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
glee
(noun)
glee club
(noun)
glee
/
ˈ
gliː/
noun
glee
/
ˈ
gliː/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of GLEE
[
noncount
]
:
a strong feeling of happiness
:
great pleasure or satisfaction
They were dancing with/in
glee
.
He could hardly contain his
glee
over his victory.
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— gleeful
/
ˈ
gliːfəl/
adjective
[
more gleeful; most gleeful
]
a
gleeful
smile
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— gleefully
/
ˈ
gliːfəli/
adverb
smiling
gleefully
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