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gloms onto

gloms onto is the third-person singular simple present indicative of glom onto.

Meaning of glom onto

Verb

glom onto (third-person singular simple present gloms onto, present participle glomming onto, simple past and past participle glommed onto)

  1. (slang, transitive) To attach oneself to.
    • So is the argument that all that social good justifies Evan’s manipulative means? Or is the film critiquing the way we all glom onto strangers’ tragedies in order to make ourselves feel like we’re part of something?2021 September 22, Caroline Siede, “Dear Evan Hansen is a misfire on just about every level”, in AV Club
  2. (slang, transitive) To appropriate.

Questions about gloms onto

What is gloms onto the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gloms onto is the third-person singular simple present indicative of glom onto.

Words near gloms onto in the dictionary

  1. glomps
  2. glomps on
  3. glomps onto
  4. gloms
  5. gloms on
  6. gloms onto
  7. glomular
  8. glomuliferous
  9. glomus
  10. glomuvenous
  11. GLONASS

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