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Meanings of
gloom
in English
Portuguese
pessimismo
Catalan
penumbra
Spanish
oscuridad
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A feeling of melancholy apprehension.
gloominess
sombreness
somberness
glumness
Portuguese
pessimismo
Usage of
gloom
in English
1
I don't want to write a new year message of unremitting
gloom
.
2
This added to growing private sector
gloom
about euro zone growth prospects.
3
It offers a glimmer of hope in a sea of economic
gloom
.
4
Amid the economic
gloom
however, some British companies appear to be thriving.
5
As the three sat in silence, the
gloom
in the chasm thickened.
6
The constant
gloom
gave her a serious case of seasonal affective disorder.
7
The girl sat in the new
gloom
of the kitchen and watched.
8
It was far from being all doom and
gloom
for Snedeker, however.
9
Nora was in the furthest corner of the room, seated in
gloom
.
10
She stepped fully into the
gloom
and saw the clear plastic box.
11
Miles and miles away I heard them, thrilling faintly through the
gloom
.
12
Tonight the
gloom
came earlier because of the clouds in the west.
13
He slipped away into the
gloom
in the direction of the pit.
14
The rising sun's trying to break through the
gloom
without much success.
15
He was grateful for it in the
gloom
of the gathering storm.
16
The sky was overspread now with black clouds; and the
gloom
increased.
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gloom
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
gather gloom
deep gloom
cast a gloom
economic gloom
surround gloom
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Translations for
gloom
Portuguese
pessimismo
trevas
Catalan
penumbra
foscam
foscúria
obscuritat
pessimisme
fosca
tenebrositat
foscor
Spanish
oscuridad
penumbra
pesimismo
Gloom
through the time
Gloom
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
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