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gloom (glo̵̅o̅m)

intransitive verb

  1. to be or look morose, displeased, or dejected
  2. to be, become, or appear dark, dim, or dismal

Etymology: < ME gloum(b)en, to look morose, prob. < Scand, as in Norw dial. glome, to stare somberly, akin to EFris glumen, to peer secretly (< IE *ĝhlu- < base *ghêl- > gleam, glow): meaning infl. by OE glom, twilight

transitive verb

to make dark, dismal, dejected, etc.

noun

  1. darkness; dimness; obscurity
  2. a dark or dim place
  3. deep sadness or hopelessness

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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