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doldrums definition

dol·drums (dōl′drəmz, däl′-)

plural noun

    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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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