gloaming — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.

Where in purple hue, the hieland hills we view / And the moon coming out in the gloaming.

You may imagine the young people brushed up after the labours of the day, and making this novelty, as they would make any novelty, the excuse for walking together and enjoying a trivial flirtation. You may figure to yourself the hum of voices along the road in the gloaming[…]

2

Sullenness; melancholy.

Collocations

3

VERB + GLOAMING

swooped

GLOAMING + NOUN

insects

PREP.

in, out, through, up

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the time of day immediately following sunset

twilight
dusk
gloam
nightfall
evenfall
fall
crepuscule
crepuscle

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

Where in purple hue, the hieland hills we view / And the moon coming out in the gloaming.

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02

You may imagine the young people brushed up after the labours of the day, and making this novelty, as they would make any novelty, the excuse for walking together and enjoying a trivial flirtation. Yo

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03

I clung to her nipples as she soared and swooped through the gloaming, scooping up insects, and I remember the shapes of things that she flew between, above, beneath.

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04

He paced up and down the ship's deck in the gloaming.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, gloaming is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.