glooming
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˈɡluːmɪŋ/
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tenebroso
- The room felt glooming, filled with dark corners that echoed her sadness.
Examples
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As the storm approached, a glooming sky cast a shadow over the town.
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A glooming peace this morning with it brings.
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A glooming peace this morning with it brings.
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The forest took on a glooming appearance as the sun set behind the mountains.
Synonyms
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1.0
Feeling gloomy and sad
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2.2
Making you feel very sad and that things will not get better
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4.2
Sad and hopeless, making things seem very bad
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3.8
A gloomy, boring time that makes you feel sad or tired
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4.1
Looking or feeling sad and quiet
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2.3
Dark and not well lit so a place feels sad
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7.9
Being quiet and unhappy and showing little interest in others
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5.0
Cold wet weather that feels unpleasant
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4.2
Dark and dull in color, not bright
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5.5
Not bright or warm and making people feel sad
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5.6
Dark and cloudy, making a place feel gloomy
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9.9
A dull, cold, and depressing place or scene
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9.9
Dark and gloomy in a way that makes you feel uncertain or afraid
Dark and sad in a way that makes you feel unhappy
Dark and shadowy in a way that feels frightening
Very dark, almost black, in color or very sad and gloomy
Dark cloudy weather or a sad heavy mood
A place with less light than usual
A dark, gloomy place that makes people feel afraid or uncomfortable
A place with little light that is damp and unpleasant
A very empty and depressing place like a dark, lifeless land
Antonyms
How Gloomy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Glooming comes from the simple word gloom, which long ago meant 'darkness' or 'sadness' and is related to the common words gloomy and glum. The ending -ing makes it 'full of' or 'showing' that dark feeling, so glooming describes a place or mood that is dark, sad, or a little scary.