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Definition of gloaming in English: gloamingnoun ˈɡləʊmɪŋˈɡloʊmɪŋ the gloamingliterary Twilight; dusk. 〈诗/文〉黄昏;薄暮 hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming Example sentencesExamples - But these marines did see a black flag pop up all at once above a water tower about 100 yards away, then a second flag somewhere in the gloaming above a rooftop.
- The sweetest songs belong to lovers in the gloaming,
- Small numbers of red deer are also here, especially in the gloaming, grazing high among the pines.
- It's the gloaming twilight of it, the soft seduction of lost hopes, the valiant wit, the heroic jig.
- As it was, the darkness of night was beginning to give way to the gloaming before daylight.
Synonyms twilight, nightfall, sunset, sundown, evening, close of day
OriginOld English glōmung, from glōm 'twilight', of Germanic origin; related to glow. Definition of gloaming in US English: gloamingnounˈɡloʊmɪŋˈɡlōmiNG the gloamingliterary Twilight; dusk. 〈诗/文〉黄昏;薄暮 hundreds of lights are already shimmering in the gloaming Example sentencesExamples - As it was, the darkness of night was beginning to give way to the gloaming before daylight.
- The sweetest songs belong to lovers in the gloaming,
- But these marines did see a black flag pop up all at once above a water tower about 100 yards away, then a second flag somewhere in the gloaming above a rooftop.
- Small numbers of red deer are also here, especially in the gloaming, grazing high among the pines.
- It's the gloaming twilight of it, the soft seduction of lost hopes, the valiant wit, the heroic jig.
Synonyms twilight, nightfall, sunset, sundown, evening, close of day
OriginOld English glōmung, from glōm ‘twilight’, of Germanic origin; related to glow. |