glut
verb (used with object)
to feed or fill to satiety; sate.
have glutted
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present perfectof glut.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In the past 10 years, U.S. drilling engineers adapted decades-old hydraulic-fracturing techniques to free gas from dense shale rock, unleashing new supplies that have glutted the North American market and depressed prices.
From BusinessWeek ● Jun. 9, 2011
The new cuts in civilian goods mean that production of many consumer items, which have glutted the market in the summer slump, will soon fall behind demand.
From Time Magazine Archive
Today, when dour antiheroes have glutted the market, Robin Hood is again the good guy of choice.
From Time Magazine Archive
Teachers, of course, have glutted the labor market.
From Time Magazine Archive
He was too light for the work, which would have glutted the capacity of a steam shovel.
From Sixes and Sevens by O. Henry
