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gollum

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for gollum.

Editorial note

I think the hassle is having to start up gollum to use the wiki and having it run.

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Quick take

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of gollum gathered in one view.

noun

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

verb

To act like Gollum, the fictional character.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for gollum.

noun

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

verb

To act like Gollum, the fictional character.

Example sentences

1

I think the hassle is having to start up gollum to use the wiki and having it run.

2

Maybe it would spare some energy to fork gollum and add extension to it to make it more Evernote-like?

3

And I keep different subjects in different repos so switching between each repo and relaunching gollum is a hassle.

4

I don't have to create notebooks and can use GitHub-flavored markdown (or other any syntax gollum supports).

5

I'd add the vivid and memorable CGI characters of Gollum and the T-1000.

6

Whenever I read anything about ZFS, some gollum first has to scream at me how superimportant a ridiculous amount of ram (especially ecc-ram) is.

7

I use GitHub's gollum [1] git-based markdown-supporting Wiki for pretty much this.

8

I was thinking about forking gollum but I'm a ruby newb.

9

Thanks - great input (and the Gollum suggestion is a good starting point!) On multiple VCS: On the one hand, git is so dominant (for better or worse) that I don't know if the complexity is worth it.

Quote examples

1

The nazgul are called "ringwraiths" but they don't seem to be any more undead than gollum or bilbo.

2

Some times it is easy, as “gem install gollum” and some times it is difficult, as trying to install gitlab.

3

I sometimes think in terms of "we", but then I start feeling like Gollum and snap myself out of it once the phrase "my precious" appears in my head.

4

As for "dark and ugly", there are plenty of evils throughout Tolkein that contradict one or both of those: Saruman, Denethor, Grima, Lotho, Smaug, Gollum, the Balrog, to some extent the Wood Elves, the Nazgul.

Proper noun examples

1

Also look at Gollum's backstory, and look at the rather gray morality of various self-serving folks towards the end of The Hobbit.

2

Tolkien is where their real allegiance lies, with references to Gollum, Mordor, the Misty Mountains, and Ringwraiths.

3

Inspired by Gollum, Ghost, and Dillinger What are those?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use gollum in a sentence?

I think the hassle is having to start up gollum to use the wiki and having it run.

What does gollum mean?

A person who bears the traits or has the characteristics of Gollum in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth.

What part of speech is gollum?

gollum is commonly used as noun, verb.