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- [gloom]
- /glum/
- /ˈgluːmɪŋ /
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- [gloom]
- /glum/
Definitions of glooming word
- noun glooming total or partial darkness; dimness. 1
- noun glooming a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits. 1
- noun glooming a despondent or depressed look or expression. 1
- verb without object glooming to appear or become dark, dim, or somber. 1
- verb without object glooming to look sad, dismal, or dejected; frown. 1
- verb with object glooming to fill with gloom; make gloomy or sad; sadden. 1
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Origin of glooming
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English gloumben, glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum
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Parts of speech for Glooming
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
glooming popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
glooming usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for glooming
verb glooming
- daydream — A daydream is a series of pleasant thoughts, usually about things that you would like to happen.
- grieve — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- meditate — to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
- sulk — to remain silent or hold oneself aloof in a sullen, ill-humored, or offended mood: Promise me that you won't sulk if I want to leave the party early.
- mope — to be sunk in dejection or listless apathy; sulk; brood.
Antonyms for glooming
verb glooming
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- please — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
- forget — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
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