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Meaning of 'gloom'
Meaning of 'gloom' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Gloom 
[ n.]
- Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the
gloom of a forest, or of midnight. [ n.]- A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.
- Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
- In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.
2. Gloom [ v. i.]
- To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer. [ v. i.]- To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or sad; to come to the evening twilight.
3. Gloom [ v. t.]
- To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken. [ v. t.]- To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
Meaning of 'gloom' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. gloom [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
- an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
Example in sentence:
- gloom pervaded the office
Meaning (2):
- a state of partial or total darkness
- a state of partial or total darkness
Example in sentence:
- he struck a match to dispel the gloom
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