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Gollum

US/ˈɡɑləm/

Gollum noun: a person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Noun

Gollum (plural Gollums)

  1. A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Verb

Gollum (third-person singular simple present Gollums, present participle Golluming, simple past and past participle Gollumed)

  1. To act like Gollum, the fictional character.
    • Mike Biggins Gollumed...
      "After a few years it still amazes me that there are so many egocentric 'facilitators' trying to pass 'enlightenment' to the uneducated via Apz... but... APZ is MINE, it's MY PRECIOUS!"
      And it came to pass that he spent his life festering in the cayons and caves of his own...2005 April 28, Julian Love God, “X-Roasting”, in alt.zen (Usenet), message-ID <1114704034.462969.53660@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com>

Gollum meaning in Marathi, Bengali and Thai

Gollum in Marathi

fictional character
गोल्लम gollam

Gollum in Bengali

fictional character
গলম golom

Gollum in Thai

fictional character
กอลลัม gɔn-lâm

Forms of Gollum

Noun
pluralGollums
Verb
third-person singular presentGollums
present participleGolluming
past participleGollumed
pastGollumed

Origin of Gollum

A fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In the story, he was originally known as Sméagol but was later named Gollum after his habit of making “a horrible swallowing noise in his throat”. The name Sméagol comes from Old English smeagan (“to question, scrutinize”).

Words that rhyme with Gollum

Questions about Gollum

What does Gollum mean?
Gollum means a person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
What is Gollum in Marathi?
Gollum in Marathi is गोल्लम (gollam). See Gollum meaning in Marathi.
What part of speech is Gollum?
Gollum can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce Gollum?
Gollum is pronounced /ˈɡɑləm/ (US).
What is the plural of Gollum?
The plural of Gollum is Gollums.

Words near Gollum in the dictionary

  1. gollop
  2. golloped
  3. golloping
  4. gollops
  5. golls
  6. Gollum
  7. Gollumed
  8. Gollumesque
  9. Golluming
  10. gollumish
  11. Gollums

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