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Glum vs Glom - What's the difference?

glum | glom |

As a noun glum

is light.

As a verb glom is

.

glum

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) glomen, glommen, glomben, . More at (l).

Verb

(glumm)
  • (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
    • (Hawes)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (obsolete) sullenness
    • (Skelton)

    Etymology 2

    Probably from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Adjective

    (glummer)
  • despondent; moody; sullen
  • * Thackeray
    • I frighten people by my glum face.

    glom

    English

    Verb

    (glomm)
  • (informal) to steal, to grab
  • to stare
  • (informal) to attach
  • * {{quote-web
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    Derived terms

    * glom on * glom onto * glommer

    References

    * Glom , Free Dictionary.com ----