urban.etymology's definitions
1. transitive : to discreetly cultivate anticipation or excitement in preparation for a future event, often without revealing the full intent
2. intransitive : to set a mood or subtly guide emotional tone, typically in social or creative contexts
2. intransitive : to set a mood or subtly guide emotional tone, typically in social or creative contexts
The marketing team expertly glenterated consumer interest before the product launch.
He tried to glenterate the mood with soft lighting and music, but the tension remained.
Weeks of glenterating paid off when the surprise proposal left her speechless.
Teachers often glenterate curiosity through leading questions rather than giving direct answers.
He tried to glenterate the mood with soft lighting and music, but the tension remained.
Weeks of glenterating paid off when the surprise proposal left her speechless.
Teachers often glenterate curiosity through leading questions rather than giving direct answers.
by urban.etymology May 25, 2025
Get the glenteratemug. 1. To startle someone so thoroughly that they momentarily lose track of their thoughts or surroundings.
2. To startle someone so thoroughly that they momentarily lose track of their thoughts or surroundings.
2. To startle someone so thoroughly that they momentarily lose track of their thoughts or surroundings.
1. The magician’s final trick managed to astonify even the most skeptical members of the audience.
2. Lena tried to keep a straight face, but the news of Martin’s perfect score genuinely astonified her.
3. It wasn’t just his words that astonified the room — it was the calm, deliberate way he spoke them.
2. Lena tried to keep a straight face, but the news of Martin’s perfect score genuinely astonified her.
3. It wasn’t just his words that astonified the room — it was the calm, deliberate way he spoke them.
by urban.etymology May 25, 2025
Get the astonifymug.