It also helps transfer nanocellulose gloms to the cotton used to make denim. This is a classic case of glomming: Americans took Glaum (a term from the Scottish dialect that essentially means “to grasp”) and appropriated it as their own, changing it to Glom in the process. Glom first meant “stealing” (as in purse theft, thief theft), but over time this meaning was stretched, leading to pictorial uses. Today, for example, one could say that a busy professional is taking a weekend getaway. Glom also appears often in the expression “glom on to”, which can mean “glom on to another`s idea”; “glom on on to the last cookie”; or “gloat about an opinion” or “gloat about an influential friend.” From Proto-West Germanic *glōm, from Proto-Germanic *glōmaz. Related to the Norwegian glom (“cuticle or transparent membrane”). Grabbing or grabbing something figuratively means jumping on it. A local newspaper might simply focus on the stories that the major national newspapers report. The one who “glooms” the whole country between Willow Creek and the mountain. While you can also use Glom to simply mean “stealing,” like when a pickpocket looks at your wallet on the subway, today we often use this verb to describe a way to stick to an idea, problem, or topic. If polls show that most voters are interested in income inequality, it is likely that each candidate will address this issue in some way. The meaning “flying” is the oldest, an American word borrowed from the Scottish Glaum.
I will go to the next man and we will gloat this black coral when we have to slaughter every man, woman and child on the island. glom (gloms present simple in the third person singular, gloms of the present participle, simple past and past participle glommed) “Glom a shovel for me and take an axe and peck and I will be just with you,” Angus told him. You can also find related words, phrases and synonyms in the themes: From Scottish English glaum (“to grab or tear”). Theme music by Joshua Stamper ©2006 New Jerusalem Music/ASCAP.