glomb on
C1 informal inseparable intransitive
In simple words
To grab or attach yourself to someone or something, often in a way that is hard to shake off.
Meanings
1 C1
idiomatic
informal
To grab or attach oneself to someone or something, especially in a clingy or persistent way.
"The toddler glombed on to the stranger's leg and refused to let go."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Non-standard and regional. 'Glomb' is a dialectal variant of 'glom,' which itself is informal American English. Rarely encountered in standard written English. ESL learners are very unlikely to encounter this and should learn 'glom on' or 'latch on' instead.
Commonly used with
idea person group trend concept
Forms
Base
glomb on
I/you/we/they
3rd person
glombs on
he/she/it
Past simple
glombed on
yesterday
Past participle
glombed on
have + pp
-ing form
glombing on
continuous
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