Meaning & use
glammed
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“glammed” is a form of “glam”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive or intransitiveinformal
Past tense and past participle of glam: made someone or something look glamorous, usually by dressing up or applying make-up.
Grammar: Almost always with up: she glammed up.
Patterns
- glam up
- get glammed up
- glam someone up
She glammed up for the party with sparkly earrings.
The stylist glammed him up in a bright jacket.
We all glammed up for the wedding.
adjectiveafter a verbinformal
Looking stylish and glamorous because of dressing up or make-up.
Grammar: Used after be or get with up: all glammed up.
Patterns
- be glammed up
- get glammed up
You look so glammed up tonight!
They arrived glammed up for the premiere.
I wasn't glammed up; I just threw on a dress.
Common combinations
- all glammed up
- She was all glammed up for the awards.
- get glammed up
- We got glammed up before dinner.
- glammed up for
- He glammed up for the reunion.
- glammed out
- The dancers were glammed out in sequins.
Synonyms and how they differ
- dressed up
- Dressed up is neutral and about clothes only, while glammed implies sparkle and make-up.
- done up
- Done up is more British and informal, with less emphasis on glamour.
- spruced up
- Spruced up is about looking neat and tidy, not glamorous.
- made up
- Made up refers only to make-up on the face.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: glammed or glamoured?
glammed vs glamoured
Glamoured refers to being under a magic spell, not dressed up.
Practice
We ____ up for the school dance and wore sparkly outfits.
Choose one answer.
Glammed up means dressed in a glamorous way. The other words are real words but do not fit this expression.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “glammed”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.