gloam·ing

gloam·ing
/ˈgloʊmıŋ/ noun
literary : the low light that is seen in the evening as the sun sets

Fireflies twinkled in the gloaming. [=in the twilight; at dusk]


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  • gloam|ing — «GLOH mihng», noun. evening twilight; dusk. ╂[Old English glōmung < glōm twilight] …   Useful english dictionary

  • gloam — gloam·ing; gloam; …   English syllables

  • gloaming — gloam·ing …   English syllables

  • gloaming — gloam|ing [ˈgləumıŋ US ˈglou ] n [: Old English; Origin: glomung] the gloaming literary the time in the early evening when it is becoming dark = ↑dusk …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gloaming — gloam|ing [ gloumıŋ ] noun singular or uncount LITERARY the time of the evening when it is becoming dark: DUSK …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gloaming — gloam•ing [[t]ˈgloʊ mɪŋ[/t]] n. twilight; dusk • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME gloming, OE glōmung, der. of glōm twilight …   From formal English to slang

  • Gloaming — Gloam ing, n. [See {Gloom}.] 1. Twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening. [Scot. & North of Eng., and in poetry.] Hogg. [1913 Webster] 2. Sullenness; melancholy. [Obs.] J. Still. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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