as in glee
a mood characterized by high spirits and amusement and often accompanied by laughter
the infectious gleefulness that permeates the town during its annual Christmas stroll
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glee
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Some Yankees were upset during the offseason, feeling the Dodgers took too much glee and rubbed it in about the Yankees’ metdown in the fifth inning of Game 5.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2025 -
Fines and any restriction or suspension of the driver’s license aren’t going to be met with glee by the driver, either.—
Jim Radcliffe,
Oc Register,
30 May 2025
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“Gleefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gleefulness. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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