gloom

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Synonyms: bloom, loom, sloom, groom, glom, gloam, gloop, cloom, floom, ghoom, goom

Antonyms: bloom, loom, sloom, groom, glom, gloam, gloop, cloom, floom, ghoom, goom

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Noun

1. [[darkness|Darkness]], [[dimness]], or [[obscurity]].
2. A [[depressing]], [[despondent]], or [[melancholic]] [[atmosphere]].
3. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
4. A [[dry]]ing [[oven]] used in [[gunpowder]] [[manufacture]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To be [[dark]] or [[gloomy]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To look or feel [[sad]], [[sullen]] or [[despondent]].
3. {{lb|en|transitive}} To render gloomy or dark; to [[obscure]]; to [[darken]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive}} To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
5. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to [[glimmer]].

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