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Glory in meaning

Glory in is a phrasal verb that means to feel or display literary pride and happiness about something.

Past simple
gloried in
Past participle
gloried in
-ing form
glorying in

What glory in means

take great prideC1literary

To feel or display literary pride and happiness about something

The actor gloried in his unexpected success.

Similar phrasal verbs

With in: come in, go in, fill in, get in, believe in, check in, give in, hand in, keep in, log in.

Common questions

What does glory in mean?

To feel or display literary pride and happiness about something.

What is the past tense of glory in?

Gloried in, which is also its past participle.

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