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verb (1)

ˈglət How to pronounce glut (audio)
Definition of glutnext
as in to stuff
to fill with food to capacity prefers not to watch those nature programs where all they show are predators glutting themselves on the kill

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glut

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verb (2)

archaic
as in to devour
to swallow or eat greedily it seemed that he could glut enough food to feed 10 men

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glut

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noun

as in surplus

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How is the word glut different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of glut are cloy, gorge, pall, sate, satiate, and surfeit. While all these words mean "to fill to repletion," glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

Where would cloy be a reasonable alternative to glut?

The synonyms cloy and glut are sometimes interchangeable, but cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

When is it sensible to use gorge instead of glut?

Although the words gorge and glut have much in common, gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

When is pall a more appropriate choice than glut?

The meanings of pall and glut largely overlap; however, pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

How are the words satiate and sate related as synonyms of glut?

Both satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel
readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

When can surfeit be used instead of glut?

While in some cases nearly identical to glut, surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

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Recent Examples of glut
Verb
Solar power and electrical charging Solar power glut boosts California electric bills. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024 Solar power and electrical charging Solar power glut boosts California electric bills. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
Noun
Instead, Disney has churned out a glut of television series: The mega-hit The Mandalorian, the miraculous Andor, and many more shows of varying levels of quality. —Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025 Modern technology has given us a glut of information, constantly streaming in from all over the world. —Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for glut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glut
  1. surplus
  2. oversupply
  3. surfeit
  4. overabundance
  5. excess
  6. superfluity
  7. tide
Noun
  • New movies and series are added to Apple TV Plus every Wednesday and Friday, ad-free, and in surplus.
    — Alexander Cox, Space.com, 26 May 2025
  • Connecticut has funneled $12.5 billion in surpluses since 2017 to build reserves and scale back pension debt, a furious pace that far outstrips any similar effort in modern history.
    — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 25 May 2025
Definition of surplus
Noun
  • Cobalt and nickel prices have collapsed since 2022 and both are now in oversupply worldwide.
    — Victor Vescovo, Time, 22 May 2025
  • Philippine builders from Ayala Land to the billionaire Sy family’s SM Prime are slowing down the construction and marketing of new high-rise housing projects as the real estate industry grapples with an oversupply of middle-income condominiums in Metro Manila.
    — Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
Definition of oversupply
Noun
  • The rooms are immaculate but lifeless, albeit with a surfeit of gold leaf.
    — Peter Rutland, The Conversation, 9 May 2025
  • However, the speculative bubble, which saw a surfeit of product land on the market, needs to be addressed.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of surfeit
Noun
  • The survey had some findings about choice paralysis and overabundance.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Despite having an overabundance of Harlequin romances, her Zion stock was full of genres for everyone’s reading tastes.
    — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2025
Definition of overabundance
Noun
  • That's right—even the sprayer in your at-home spa needs to be cleaned from time to time to remove an excess of buildup that can change the way your soothing shower feels.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 23 May 2025
  • Workers have to remove large seven-point leaves, weigh them and account for each piece of plant material before the excess gets thrown away.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2025
Definition of excess
Noun
  • The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen ...
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
  • The images aren’t only stripped of superfluities; they’re hermetically sealed off from anything that could impinge from offscreen, from the world at large.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of superfluity
Noun
  • Trump is eager to reverse the tide of Democrats routinely outraising GOP candidates and wants to maximize his own impact as president.
    — Jill Colvin, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
  • Jason Clement, the founding partner and CEO of SFC, said that while the NHL, USA Hockey and others have done a great job in turning the tide against the participation slide, rinks in the U.S. and Canada aren’t meeting the moment just yet.
    — Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 22 May 2025
Definition of tide

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