Get 70% Off
Corporate English
About us
App
Sign up
ES
0d
:
00h
:
00m
:
00s
Get 70% Off
Blog
Dictionaries
Commonly Confused Words
Gluing/Glueing
Master confusing words with ease
Anything/Anythings
Intense/Intensive
Gibe/Jibe
Dialog/Dialogue
Gluing vs. Glueing
Gluing
The act of attaching objects together using a sticky substance
Examples:
Synonyms:
adhering
bonding
sticking
Antonyms:
detaching
separating
disconnecting
Glueing
Attaching or sticking things together using a sticky substance
Examples:
Synonyms:
sticking
adhering
bonding
fastening
cementing
Antonyms:
separating
detaching
Ways to tell them apart:
Both
gluing
and
glueing
refer to the act of sticking things together using glue.
Gluing
is the more common and preferred spelling in American English.
Glueing
can be seen in British English but is less common than
gluing
.
If in doubt,
gluing
is likely to be correct as it follows the general rule of not changing the base word when adding
-ing
.
Both words have the same pronunciation and essentially the same meaning, so they are interchangeable depending on regional spelling preferences.
When to use gluing:
When to use glueing:
© 2025 Lithium Lab Pte Ltd