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doldrums Definition

dol·drums (dōldrəmz, däl-)

    1. low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling
    2. sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation
    1. equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
    2. such calms and breezes, located between the belts of the NE and SE trade winds

Etymology: < ? ME dul (see dull), after tantrum

doldrums Usage Examples

Preposition: of

life: It's in this unlikely place, the doldrums of life, that Arab Strap was born.

Converse of object

  • hit: Again the club hit the doldrums in the seventies with little in the way of success coming their way.
  • beat: One of the worldâs leading fluid power companies focuses its R&D to increase market share and beat recessionary doldrums.

Preposition: for

  • year: The Dance has been in the doldrums for a few years.
  • time: It's been in the doldrums for a long time!

Adjective modifier

  • economic: It has the potential to boost prosperity and lift Europe out of the economic doldrums.
  • domestic: That means the average person spends 16 days a year or eight hours a week in the domestic doldrums.
  • creative: Maybe that'll help jar me out of my creative doldrums.
  • financial: Mark slightly in the financial doldrums, with the result that half of the album is without a backing band.

Noun used with modifier

  • summer: Good news from Haynes Publishing and Marchpole Even while the stock market remains stuck in the summer doldrums some shares produce good news.
  • winter: Coming out to everyone Makes the winter doldrums fun.
  • career: Those facing the possibility of redundancy or mid life career doldrums will gain in equal measures too.

Browse dictionary entries near doldrums

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  6. dojo
  7. doit
  8. doings
  9. doing business as
  10. doing
  1. dole
  2. dole out
  3. doleful
  4. dolerite
  5. dolichocephalic
  6. doll
  7. doll up
  8. dollar
  9. dollar averaging
  10. dollar bear