English Explanatory Dictionary

Gollum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.
verb
  1. To act like Gollum, the fictional character.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Gollum.wav gäl'əm /ˈɡɑləm/

Word forms

Gollum Gollums Golluming Gollumed

Etymology

A fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. In the story, he was originally known as Sméagol but was later named Gollum after his habit of making “a horrible swallowing noise in his throat”. The name Sméagol comes from Old English smeagan (“to question, scrutinize”).

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