gloom
/ษกlum/IPA: /G L UW1 M/
noun
- 1
Darkness, dimness or obscurity.
โthe gloom of a forest, or of midnightโ
- 2
A melancholic, depressing or despondent atmosphere.
- 3
Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
- 4
A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.
verb
- 1
To be dark or gloomy.
- 2
To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
- 3
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
- 4
To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
- 5
To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.
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