On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Glum. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as gloomy or sullen and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Glum meaning
Despondent; moody; sullen.
Synonyms of Glum
Using Glum
- The main meaning on this page is: Despondent; moody; sullen.
- Useful related words include: gloomy, sullen, sour, saturnine.
- In the example corpus, glum often appears in combinations such as: glum and, looking glum, looked glum.
Context around Glum
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Glum
- In this selection, "glum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, looking, less, seem, faces, perhaps and grin stand out and add context to how "glum" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a trifle glum perhaps maybe and aides offered glum assessments both. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "glum" sits close to words such as aaf, aalen and abrogated, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with glum
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Students at other universities were equally glum. (7 words)
Economic views are less glum in Michigan than in other battlegrounds. (11 words)
Top lawmakers and aides offered glum assessments both publicly and privately. (11 words)
The glum faces in the directors' box from Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox reflected a desperate day for and the thought of as humbling a decision as it might be possible to make lying further up the road. (44 words)
He looks a little dazed and confused in the hot white light, but he has begun swaggering around the ring again, wearing the half-glum grin of a man who wants to make a spectacular, and maybe even bloody, return. (40 words)
Strom had 30 hitouts and 14 disposals to her name at half-time, and things looked glum for the Bombers when Airlie Runnalls ran into an open goal early in the third quarter to extend the margin to 10 points. (40 words)
Example sentences (20)
He recalled that he’s seen people on the sidewalk looking glum and they will light up when they see Hemi.
In the new images, he is seen looking glum in the before snap while in the after shot, he flashes a beaming smile.
Lily will urge Daniel to focus on Lucy, but he’ll still seem glum over his motivation going out the window.
The weather will remain glum for the rest of the week with plenty of rain, and Tuesday appears to be the drier day, although showers are expected.
A trifle glum, perhaps – maybe he knew the Michael Matheson story was already damaging his election campaign.
Economic views are less glum in Michigan than in other battlegrounds.
Glum faces as fans drag themselves out of the beer garden at the Mason's Arms in Solihull where our reporter John says: "Disappointment and a sense of what could have been are the overdoing feelings here.
He looks a little dazed and confused in the hot white light, but he has begun swaggering around the ring again, wearing the half-glum grin of a man who wants to make a spectacular, and maybe even bloody, return.
Parts of Merseyside will experience some sunshine amid a mostly cloudy and glum weekend, but there could be good news for those waiting for snow.
Strom had 30 hitouts and 14 disposals to her name at half-time, and things looked glum for the Bombers when Airlie Runnalls ran into an open goal early in the third quarter to extend the margin to 10 points.
Students at other universities were equally glum.
The glum faces in the directors' box from Ratcliffe, Sir Dave Brailsford, Omar Berrada, Dan Ashworth and Jason Wilcox reflected a desperate day for and the thought of as humbling a decision as it might be possible to make lying further up the road.
Assessments by businesses surveyed by the Federal Reserve range from unenthusiastic to glum.
At the same Olympics, Meagher’s United States teammate Rick Carey was glum after his victory in the 200-meter backstroke.
Top lawmakers and aides offered glum assessments both publicly and privately.
When you’re feeling down, the idea of having fun can seem impossible, but being silly and fooling around can help us feel less glum about the world.
And although Jay-Z initially appeared as if he had got a glum deal in meeting Maddison, the music legend lightened up as he grinned and chatted freely with the 22-year-old.
But as the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards approached this week, Hollywood seemed glum.
Kovac has been in charge since June 2018, winning the league and cup double last season, but could only offer a glum “I don’t know” when asked about his future.
Once Kyle steps away, Summer will pick up his phone and look glum over the ex he was longing for.
Common combinations with glum
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- glum and 4×
- looking glum 3×
- looked glum 3×
- glum as 3×
- glum in 2×
- glum over 2×
- glum for 2×
- less glum 2×
- glum faces 2×
- and glum 2×