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How to pronounce “glum”
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Pronunciation guide for glum
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of glum with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 2 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Steve Keil: A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond 17 minutes
It's pretty glum.
- Definition summary
- Despondent; moody; sullen.
Example 1 of 2
How to pronounce glum
Steve Keil: A manifesto for play, for Bulgaria and beyond 17 minutes

It's pretty glum.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “glum”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- Despondent; moody; sullen.
- [Verb]
- (obsolete) To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
- [Noun]
- (obsolete) sullenness
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