Definition
The act of seizing or grabbing something quickly and eagerly, often without permission.
Etymology
From 'glom,' which emerged in American slang in the early 1900s, possibly from Scottish 'glaum' meaning to grab. The -ing form creates the present participle indicating ongoing action.
Kelly Says
The word 'glom' became hugely popular in mid-20th century American English, especially in noir fiction and detective stories, giving it a slightly mischievous, streetwise feeling that still clings to it today.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
glomming
glo-mming
ARالعربية
جلومينغ
jil-oo-ming
CACatalà
glomming
glo-mming
CSČeština
glomming
glo-mming
DADansk
glomming
glo-mming
DEDeutsch
glomming
glo-mming
ESEspañol
glomming
glo-mming
FISuomi
glomming
glo-mming
FRFrançais
glomming
glo-mming
HIहिन्दी
ग्लोमिंग
glo-ming
HUMagyar
glomming
glo-mming
IDBahasa Indonesia
glomming
glo-mming
ITItaliano
glomming
glo-mming
MSBahasa Melayu
glomming
glo-mming
MYမြန်မာ
glomming
glo-mming
NLNederlands
glomming
glo-mming
NONorsk
glomming
glo-mming
PLPolski
glomming
glo-mming
PTPortuguês
glomming
glo-mming
RORomână
glomming
glo-mming
RUРусский
glomming
glo-mming
SVSvenska
glomming
glo-mming
SWKiswahili
glomming
glo-mming
THไทย
กลอมมิ่ง
glo-m-ming
TRTürkçe
glomming
glo-mming
UKУкраїнська
гломінг
glo-ming
VITiếng Việt
glomming
glo-mming