Gleek

//ɡliːk//

Synonyms for "gleek" (25 found)

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Closest matches (5)

deception gibe

Noun(1 words)

deception

Verb(2 words)

disparage forgab

Strong matches (8)

Verb(6 words)

gibe jape jeer jibe lampoon laugh to scorn

jest

Noun(1 words)

jest

Related words (12)

Verb(7 words)

make fun of mock scoff at slag sneer at take the mickey wind up

scoff sneer three of kind

Noun(2 words)

scoff three of a kind

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6 relation types

Synonyms

5 entries

deception gibe jest scoff sneer

Related terms

3 entries

gleet glicke murnival

derived from

2 entries

geek glee

etymologically related_to

2 entries

like luck

has context

1 entries

slang

related to

23 entries

cards choir discharge entice fan frivolous game geek glance glee club gleet glicke jest mock murnival pass

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Translations

37 translations across 7 languages.

Finnish

4 entries

jekku noun (jest or scoff)
kolmoset noun (three of the same card in a hand)
kuola noun (informal: stream of saliva)
pila noun (jest or scoff)

French

4 entries

aubaine noun (good fortune)
bonne affaire noun (good fortune)
bonne fortune noun (good fortune)
brelan noun (game of cards for three people)

Italian

3 entries

occhiata noun (enticing glance or look)
pacchia noun (good fortune)
prendere in giro verb (to jest, ridicule, or mock)

Russian

4 entries

брелан noun (game of cards for three people)
насме́шка noun (jest or scoff)
уда́ча noun (good fortune)
насмехаться verb (to jest, ridicule, or mock)

Spanish

4 entries

bicoca noun (good fortune)
ganga noun (good fortune)
guiñada noun (enticing glance or look)
pichincha noun (good fortune)

Swedish

2 entries

tretal noun (three of the same card in a hand)
triss noun (three of the same card in a hand)

Turkish

1 entries

üçlü noun (game of cards for three people)

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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Lady Loadstone: Laugh, and keep company, at gleek or crimp. / Mistress Polish: Your ladyship says right, crimp sure will cure her.

Source: wiktionary

Where's the Baſtards braues, and Charles his glikes: What all amort?

Source: wiktionary

A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye:

Source: wiktionary

I have seen you gleeking and / galling at this gentleman twice or thrice.

Source: wiktionary

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