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
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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The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The Kings have an imbalanced roster with a glut at the guard spots, but Ellis should get more minutes with Clifford out due to injury.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Finding picture books is easy; the market is glutted with them.
—The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2025
Yet the train of military vehicles that appeared was remarkably tame, a cavalcade of superannuated weapons platforms serving as a reminder of the degree to which the military-industrial complex, glutted with money and pampered by Congress, has run out of new ideas.
—Seth Harp, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Noun
Android Authority points out that a glut of similar reports appeared in 2021, but the issue was quickly resolved, with Google attributing the problem to Microsoft Teams’ configuration on the Pixel devices in question.
—PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
The Kings have an imbalanced roster with a glut at the guard spots, but Ellis should get more minutes with Clifford out due to injury.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Glut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glut. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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