glutted; glutting
1
: to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
The market is glutted with oil.
2
: to fill especially with food to satiety
glutted themselves at the restaurant buffet
: to eat gluttonously
1
: an excessive quantity : oversupply
a glut of oil on the market
2
archaic
: the act or process of glutting
Synonyms
Examples of glut in a Sentence
Verb (1)
prefers not to watch those nature programs where all they show are predators glutting themselves on the kill
Verb (2)
it seemed that he could glut enough food to feed 10 men
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Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
There are small evolutions of technology and cultural attitudes, but in a TV landscape glutted by dystopias, having any optimism about life 30-ish years in the future borders on revolutionary.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Joe Gose, New York Times, 9 June 2024
In fact, Toledano cited capacity constraints, not demand, as the biggest challenge for couture houses, which must recruit and train more specialized seamstresses and tailors in order to shorten the time to fulfill a glut of orders from clients in Europe, America, Asia and beyond.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Verb
As Israel gluts the present with death and destruction, the future perfect has become a means of stirring timid Americans out of indifference and into something like sympathy for Palestinian lives.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
There are small evolutions of technology and cultural attitudes, but in a TV landscape glutted by dystopias, having any optimism about life 30-ish years in the future borders on revolutionary.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Noun
After the financial crisis and 2009 recession and amid the growth of e-commerce, retailer bankruptcies led to a glut of space that prompted many investors to sell or convert shopping centers and embrace offices, apartments and warehouses.
—Joe Gose, New York Times, 9 June 2024
In fact, Toledano cited capacity constraints, not demand, as the biggest challenge for couture houses, which must recruit and train more specialized seamstresses and tailors in order to shorten the time to fulfill a glut of orders from clients in Europe, America, Asia and beyond.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Glut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glut. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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