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[ gloh-ming ] / ˈgloʊ mɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gloaming ON THESAURUS.COM
Origin of gloamingbefore 1000; Middle English gloming,Old English glōmung, derivative of glōm twilight Words nearby gloamingglitz, glitzy, Gliwice, Gln, gloam, gloaming, gloat, glob, global, global aphasia, global community Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gloamingBut that great-come-and-get-it day-is still shimmering in the mists of the gloaming. Erica Jong Defends Feminist Revolution|Erica Jong|March 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST To his left, in the gloaming, was a man staring straight at the crowd like a secret serviceman looking for assassins. The Man Who Won't Apologize|Nicholas Wapshott|October 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST There is a long view up and down the valley, still and quiet in the gloaming. A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix Outside in the gloaming, Betty Ives and her young lover walked slowly backwards and forwards under the orchard trees. Tales from Many Sources|Various
On the other side of the poor bed in the gloaming stood Benedetto. The Saint|Antonio Fogazzaro In the gloaming was a light-ship, marking the end of the Goodwin Sands. Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99, September 13, 1890|Various Darker grew the road; deeper hued the fields and stubble; more somber the distant castle against the gloaming. Under the Rose|Frederic Stewart Isham
British Dictionary definitions for gloamingWord Origin for gloamingOld English glōmung, from glōm; related to Old Norse glāmr moon Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gloamingeven, decline, duskiness, dusk, eve, dark, eventide, sunset, sundown, nightfall, close, twilight, black, dim |