"gloam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gloams [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from gloaming. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|gloaming}} Back-formation from gloaming Head templates: {{en-noun}} gloam (plural gloams)
  1. (obsolete) Twilight; clipping of gloaming. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-gloam-en-noun-Sw53vxyf Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English back-formations: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 5 75 6 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 5 76 6 6

Verb

Forms: gloams [present, singular, third-person], gloaming [participle, present], gloamed [participle, past], gloamed [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from gloaming. Etymology templates: {{back-formation|en|gloaming}} Back-formation from gloaming Head templates: {{en-verb}} gloam (third-person singular simple present gloams, present participle gloaming, simple past and past participle gloamed)
  1. (intransitive) To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-gloam-en-verb-iA7YDoOy
  2. (intransitive) To be sullen or morose. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-gloam-en-verb-mAZt46VX

Inflected forms

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