gleak
gleak is the alternative form of gleek.
Meaning of gleek
Verb
gleek (third-person singular simple present gleeks, present participle gleeking, simple past and past participle gleeked)
- To ridicule, or mock; to make sport of.
- 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...
- To jest.
- […] 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...
- To pass time frivolously.
- To discharge a long, thin stream of liquid (including saliva) through the teeth or from under the tongue, sometimes by pressing the tongue against the salivary glands.
- 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)
Forms of gleak
| third-person singular present | gleaks |
|---|---|
| present participle | gleaking |
| past participle | gleaked |
| past | gleaked |
Questions about gleak
- What is gleak the alternative form of?
- Gleak is the alternative form of gleek.
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