glove
noun
a covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
gloved
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past participleof glove.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
-
past tense formof glove.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
glovenouna covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb. -
a word derived from
glove.
glovenouna covering for the hand made with a separate sheath for each finger and for the thumb.
Example Sentences
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Roebuck immediately recognized the long gun in the man’s gloved hands.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
Nancy Guthrie, 84, disappeared on the night of January 31-February 1, with recovered security camera footage showing a masked and gloved person prowling outside her home in the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
Again, it mattered little with the U.S. getting that goal back three minutes later with Tillman bending a free kick from the top of the box off Vasilj’s gloved right hand and into the net.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
Rew flapped at the ball gloved down the leg side off Archer, much to the displeasure of the bowler.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
He reaches out, his gloved hand gently touching my face, his blue eyes dark, serious.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
