Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to gleek
Participle: gleeked
Gerund: gleeking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | gleek |
| you | gleek |
| he;she;it | gleeks |
| we | gleek |
| you | gleek |
| they | gleek |
Perfect
| I | have gleeked |
| you | have gleeked |
| he;she;it | has gleeked |
| we | have gleeked |
| you | have gleeked |
| they | have gleeked |
Past
| I | gleeked |
| you | gleeked |
| he;she;it | gleeked |
| we | gleeked |
| you | gleeked |
| they | gleeked |
Pluperfect
| I | had gleeked |
| you | had gleeked |
| he;she;it | had gleeked |
| we | had gleeked |
| you | had gleeked |
| they | had gleeked |
Future
| I | will gleek |
| you | will gleek |
| he;she;it | will gleek |
| we | will gleek |
| you | will gleek |
| they | will gleek |
Future Perfect
| I | will have gleeked |
| you | will have gleeked |
| he;she;it | will have gleeked |
| we | will have gleeked |
| you | will have gleeked |
| they | will have gleeked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | gleek |
| you | gleek |
| he;she;it | gleek |
| we | gleek |
| you | gleek |
| they | gleek |
Perfect
| I | have gleeked |
| you | have gleeked |
| he;she;it | have gleeked |
| we | have gleeked |
| you | have gleeked |
| they | have gleeked |
Imperfect
| I | gleeked |
| you | gleeked |
| he;she;it | gleeked |
| we | gleeked |
| you | gleeked |
| they | gleeked |
Pluperfect
| I | had gleeked |
| you | had gleeked |
| he;she;it | had gleeked |
| we | had gleeked |
| you | had gleeked |
| they | had gleeked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would gleek |
| you | would gleek |
| he;she;it | would gleek |
| we | would gleek |
| you | would gleek |
| they | would gleek |
Perfect
| I | would have gleeked |
| you | would have gleeked |
| he;she;it | would have gleeked |
| we | would have gleeked |
| you | would have gleeked |
| they | would have gleeked |
Imperative
| you | gleek |
| we | Let's gleek |
| you | gleek |
Verbs conjugated like 'gleek'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'gleek'
geek,
glee,
gleen,
gleet,
greek,
sleek,
bleck,
bleed,
bleep,
blenk,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make fun of
- befool, bust on, clown around, gibe, gird, jape, jeer, jive, josh, kid, make a fool of, make fun of, make sport of, mimic, mock, needle, niggle, poke fun at, pull one's leg, razz, rib, roast, satirize, scoff, scorn, take the mickey, tease, twit
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Related 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.
Sample Sentences
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I have seen you gleeking and / galling at this gentleman twice or thrice. [1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:]
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[…] that ſome honeſt neighbours will not make them friends. Nay, I can gleeke vpon occaſion. [c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene i]:]
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i just push the tip of my tongue against the roof of my mouth and saliva squirts out in a groovy little arc. i think you'd really have to see it to know what i am talking about. but you can gleek best right after chewing big red gum. [1999 October 18, Gem, “what can you wiggle?”, in alt.music.soulcoughing (Usenet):]
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My buddy can gleek (thats what he called it too) but he used highly pressured spit forced out between two teeth with his tounge to do it. [1999 November 15, THAT antix GUY, “the weird personal info”, in alt.rave (Usenet):]
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I used to be able to gleek "by accident" every now and then, but I couldn't figure out how to do it deliberately. [2002 July 21, Sean Wilkinson, “Can you gleek?”, in rec.sport.pro-wrestling (Usenet):]