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gleyed

/ˈɡleɪd/

gleyed is the simple past and past participle of gley.

Meaning of gley

Verb (1)

gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)

  1. (soil science) To be converted into this kind of soil.

Verb (2)

gley (third-person singular simple present gleys, present participle gleying, simple past and past participle gleyed)

  1. (Scotland) To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things.
    • “Muckle lang gleyed Sanny Fite,” shouted the stranger1800, Banffshire

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Adjective

gleyed

  1. (Scotland) Having a squint.

Words that rhyme with gleyed

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Questions about gleyed

What does gleyed mean?
Gleyed means having a squint.
What is gleyed the simple past and past participle of?
Gleyed is the simple past and past participle of gley.
What part of speech is gleyed?
Gleyed is an adjective.
How do you pronounce gleyed?
Gleyed is pronounced /ˈɡleɪd/.

Words near gleyed in the dictionary

  1. gleucometers
  2. glew
  3. glew up
  4. glews
  5. gley
  6. gleyed
  7. gleyic
  8. gleying
  9. gleyosol
  10. gleyosols
  11. gleys

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