"glooming" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: gloomings [plural]
Etymology: Compare gloaming. Head templates: {{en-noun}} glooming (plural gloomings)
  1. Twilight of morning or evening; the gloaming. Synonyms (twilight): crepuscule
    Sense id: en-glooming-en-noun-hMHQc9Wc Disambiguation of 'twilight': 98 2
  2. Gloomy behaviour; melancholy. Categories (topical): Emotions, Times of day Synonyms (gloomy behaviour): misery, sadness, sorrow, woe
    Sense id: en-glooming-en-noun-1DXFJ12I Disambiguation of Emotions: 17 60 22 Disambiguation of Times of day: 40 55 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 85 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 82 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 87 6 Disambiguation of 'gloomy behaviour': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: twilight, vespers
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} glooming
  1. present participle and gerund of gloom Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gloom
    Sense id: en-glooming-en-verb-KXabGQpV
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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