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Uncommongloom
The correct spelling is gloom.
How to pronounce gloom
/ɡlum/
nounIPA: /ɡlum/
Say it like: Gloo-m
The correct spelling is gloom. Darkness, dimness or obscurity. For example: "the gloom of a forest, or of midnight"
Usage Examples
“the gloom of a forest, or of midnight”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Darkness, dimness or obscurity.
- 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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