Present participle of gliff: causing a brief fright or shock to someone; startling.
From 'gliff' plus the present participle suffix '-ing,' following standard English verb conjugation.
There's something wonderful about regional dialect verbs—'gliffing someone' is so much more specific and vivid than just saying 'scaring' them, almost onomatopoetic in how it sounds.
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