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glut

/ɡlʌt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
glut
IPA
/ɡlʌt/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An excess, too much.

noun

That which is swallowed.

noun

Something that fills up an opening.

noun

A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.

noun

A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.

noun

A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.

noun

An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.

noun

A block used for a fulcrum.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English glotien /glotten, probably derived from Old French gloter /glotir /glotoiier (“to eat greedily”) [compare French engloutir (“to devour”), French glouton (“glutton”)], derived from Latin gluttiō, gluttīre (“to swallow”). Compare Russian глота́ть (glotátʹ, “to swallow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: glotien//glotten, gloter//glotir//glotoiier, gluttiō

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡlʌt/
  • British English: /ɡlʌt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

gluts (plural) gluts (present, singular) glutting (participle, present) glutted (participle, past) glutted (past)

Derived Forms

infoglut englut glutter gluttingly inglut

Phrases

mana glut

Frequently Paired Words

glutton gluttony

Synonyms

excess overabundance plethora slew surfeit surplus clog oversupply

Antonyms

lack shortage

Rhymes With

but what cut shut somewhat butt nut gut hut slut uncut strut

Questions

How do you pronounce glut?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡlʌt/.
What does glut mean?
An excess, too much.
Where does glut come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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