6 VERB If something glows , it looks bright because it is reflecting light. □ [V ] The instruments glowed in the bright orange light. □ [V adj] The fall foliage glowed red and yellow in the morning sunlight.
7 VERB If someone's skin glows , it looks pink because they are healthy or excited, or have been doing physical exercise. □ [V + with ] Her freckled skin glowed with health again. □ [V -ing] …a glowing complexion. [Also V ]
8 VERB If someone glows with an emotion such as pride or pleasure, the expression on their face shows how they feel. □ [V + with ] The expectant mothers that Amy had encountered positively glowed with pride. [Also V ]
9 → see also glowing
glow|er /glaʊ ə r / (glowers , glowering , glowered ) VERB If you glower at someone or something, you look at them angrily. □ [V + at ] He glowered at me but said nothing. □ [V ] He glowered and glared, but she steadfastly refused to look his way. [Also V adv/prep]
glow|er|ing /glaʊ ər I ŋ/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a person as glowering , you mean they look angry and bad tempered. [WRITTEN ] □ …his glowering good looks.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] If you describe a place as glowering , you mean that it looks dark and threatening. [WRITTEN ] □ …glowering castle walls.
glow|ing /gloʊ I ŋ/
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A glowing description or opinion about someone or something praises them highly or supports them strongly. □ The media has been speaking in glowing terms of the relationship between the two countries. ● glow|ing|ly ADV □ He speaks glowingly of the support and love of his family throughout his career.
2 → see also glow
glo w-worm (glow-worms ) N‑COUNT A glow-worm is a type of beetle which produces light from its body.
glu|cose /gluː koʊz, -oʊs/ N‑UNCOUNT Glucose is a type of sugar that gives you energy.
glue /gluː / (glues , glueing or gluing , glued )
1 N‑VAR Glue is a sticky substance used for joining things together, often for repairing broken things. □ …a tube of glue. □ …high quality glues.
2 VERB If you glue one object to another, you stick them together using glue. □ [V n prep/adv] Glue the fabric around the window. □ [be V -ed together ] They are glued together.
3 V-PASSIVE If you say that someone is glued to something, you mean that they are giving it all their attention. □ [be V -ed + to ] They are all glued to the final episode.
glue sniff|ing N‑UNCOUNT Glue sniffing is the practice of breathing the vapour from glue in order to become intoxicated.
glum /glʌ m/ (glummer , glummest ) ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is glum is sad and quiet because they are disappointed or unhappy about something. □ She was very glum and was obviously missing her children. ● glum|ly ADV [ADV with v] □ When Eleanor returned, I was still sitting glumly on the settee.
glut /glʌ t/ (gluts , glutting , glutted )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If there is a glut of something, there is so much of it that it cannot all be sold or used. □ There's a glut of agricultural products in Western Europe. □ …a world oil glut.
2 VERB If a market is glutted with something, there is a glut of that thing. [BUSINESS ] □ [be V -ed + with ] The region is glutted with hospitals. □ [V n] Soldiers returning from the war had glutted the job market.
glu|ta|mate /gluː təme I t/ → see monosodium glutamate
glu|ten /gluː t ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Gluten is a substance found in cereal grains such as wheat.
glu|ti|nous /gluː t I nəs/ ADJ Something that is glutinous is very sticky. □ The sauce was glutinous and tasted artificial. □ …soft and glutinous mud.
glut|ton /glʌ t ə n/ (gluttons )
1 N‑COUNT If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are a glutton . [DISAPPROVAL ] □ I can't control my eating. It's hard when people don't understand and call you a glutton.
2 N‑COUNT If you say that someone is a glutton for something, you mean that they enjoy or need it very much. □ [+ for ] He was a glutton for hard work. □ [+ for ] Ivy must be a glutton for punishment.
glut|ton|ous /glʌ tənəs/ ADJ If you think that someone eats too much and is greedy, you can say they are gluttonous . □ …a selfish, gluttonous and lazy person.
glut|tony /glʌ təni/ N‑UNCOUNT Gluttony is the act or habit of eating too much and being greedy.
glyc|er|ine /gl I sər I n/ in AM, usually use glycerin N‑UNCOUNT Glycerine is a thick, sweet, colourless liquid that is used especially in making medicine, explosives, and antifreeze for cars.
gm (gm or gms ) gm is a written abbreviation for gram . □ …450 gm (1 lb) mixed soft summer fruits.
GM /dʒiː e m/
1 ADJ GM crops have had one or more genes changed, for example in order to make them resist pests better. GM food contains ingredients made from GM crops. GM is an abbreviation for 'genetically modified'. [mainly BRIT ] □ The GM cotton is modified to produce a natural bacterial insecticide called Bacillus thuringiensis.
2 ADJ In Britain, GM schools receive money directly from the government rather than from a local authority. GM is an abbreviation for 'grant-maintained'. □ GM schools seemed to do well academically.