gloam

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verb

To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.

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Meanings

noungloam (plural gloams)

plural gloams

  1. abbreviationclippingobsoleteClipping of gloaming (“twilight”).
verbgloam (third-person singular simple present gloams, present participle gloaming, simple past and past participle gloamed)

present singular third person gloams · participle present gloaming · participle past gloamed · past gloamed

  1. intransitiveTo begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.
  2. intransitiveTo be sullen or morose.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe time of day immediately following sunset

Similar
twilightduskgloamingnightfallevenfallfallcrepusculecrepuscle
Broader
hourtime of day
Also see
crepusculeduskevenfallfallgloamingnightfalltwilight

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Back-formation from gloaming.

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Translations

Czech temnět, potemnět
  • temnětto grow dusky
  • potemnětto grow dusky
  • šeřit seto grow dusky

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

lagom
Cite this entry
APA

gloam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloam

MLA

“gloam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gloam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gloam.

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