glue
noun
a hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
glued
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past participleof glue.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof glue.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gluenouna hard, impure, protein gelatin, obtained by boiling skins, hoofs, and other animal substances in water, that when melted or diluted is a strong adhesive.
Example Sentences
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The final of Celebrity Traitors will air on BBC One at 20:00 GMT, and while many people will be glued to their sofas, venues across the region are hosting dedicated watch parties.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
And Taylor Farms would certainly top the list for anyone glued to a toilet bowl lately, thanks to the company’s alleged indiscretion handling lettuce laced with the “explosive diarrhea” parasite.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
Dogs snored next to their owners, who were glued to their phones, screens lighting up weary faces.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
When she recovered her porcelain figures from her Altadena home, with bits of her studio forever glued to their surface, she wondered what would happen if she refired them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
I had kids collect shells, and we glued them on wooden cigar boxes that I got Johnny Cakes to donate.
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
