Gleason

[ glee-suhn ]

/ ˈgli sən /

Jackie Herbert John Gleason; "The Great One", 1916–87, U.S. comedian and actor.

QUIZZES

Even if you can't be a professional chef, you can at least talk like one with this vocabulary quiz.

Question 1 of 9

You may have read the word "simmer" in a recipe or two, but what does it really mean?

He should have insisted that Gleason keep away from the steering wheel.
Frank Armstrong at College|Matthew M. Colton
Oh, well, those who have arrived at years of wisdom are not the ones Gleason favored, Pollard said.
The Luminous Face|Carolyn Wells
He did hope Gleason would not think he had selected those horrors!
The Road to Understanding|Eleanor H. Porter
Such men as Gleason, with whom he consorted, would soon get him into trouble.
Marion's Faith.|Charles King

“Tell me all about this interesting stone which was found at the Gleason farm,” she commanded, as the car started down the street.
The Wishing Well|Mildred A. Wirt