We watched movies to fight off the winter doldrums.
She has been in the doldrums since her best friend moved away.
The company is slowly climbing out of its economic doldrums.
The market is in the doldrums.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
dol|drums — «DOL druhmz, DOHL », noun (plural). 1. dullness; gloomy feeling; low spirits: »My brother has been in the doldrums since he failed to get on the swimming team. 2. certain regions of the ocean near the equator where the wind is very light or… … Useful english dictionary
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doldrums — dol|drums [ˈdɔldrəmz US ˈdoul , ˈda:l , ˈdo:l ] n [plural] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from dold stupid (1400 1500)] a) if an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing in the doldrums ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Doldrums — Dol|drums* die (Plur.) <aus engl. doldrums (Plur.) »Flaute«, eigtl. »Niedergeschlagenheit«> (Seemannsspr.) Windstillen, bes. der ↑äquatoriale Windstillengürtel; vgl. ↑Kalmenzone … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
doldrums, the — dol|drums, the [ douldrəmz, daldrəmz ] noun plural 1. ) a situation in which there is a lack of success, activity, or improvement: He s just the player the team needs to lift it out of the doldrums. in the doldrums: After years in the doldrums,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
doldrums — dol•drums [[t]ˈdoʊl drəmz, ˈdɒl , ˈdɔl [/t]] n. pl. 1) a state of inactivity or stagnation 2) a dull, depressed mood; low spirits 3) mer the doldrums a) a belt of calms and light baffling winds N of the equator between the N and S trade winds in… … From formal English to slang
doldrums — dol drums (d[o^]l dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; so called by sailors. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To be in the doldrums — doldrums dol drums (d[o^]l dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; so called by sailors.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doldrums — dol‧drums [ˈdɒldrəmz ǁ ˈdoʊl , ˈdɑːl , ˈdɒːl ] noun [plural] informal if an industry or market is in the doldrums, there is very little increase in prices or very little trade taking place: • The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three … Financial and business terms
