glum

UK /ɡlʌm/ US /ɡlʌm/

adj 1verb 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

Despondent; moody; sullen.

I[…]frighten people by my glum face.

[…] and the prospect of three more days of teaching before the weekend break, Mr. MacPherson felt unusually glum.

verb

To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.

upon me he gan to loure and glum, Enforcing him so for to ryse withall, But that I shortly unto hem did cum, With his thre hedes he spytte all his venum

noun

sullenness

That they be deaf and dumb, And play silence and glum

Collocations

ADJ.

all, lately, long, replaced

VERB + GLUM

don't, felt, look, looked, looking, play, silence

GLUM + NOUN

arthur, dog, life

PREP.

about, on

ADV.

already, unusually

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — showing a brooding ill humor

dark
dour
glowering
moody
morose
saturnine
sour
sullen

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I[…]frighten people by my glum face.

Wiktionary

[…] and the prospect of three more days of teaching before the weekend break, Mr. MacPherson felt unusually glum.

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A glummer look replaced the already glum look on Arthur Dent's face.

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upon me he gan to loure and glum, Enforcing him so for to ryse withall, But that I shortly unto hem did cum, With his thre hedes he spytte all his venum

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That they be deaf and dumb, And play silence and glum

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Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs.

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Usage Notes

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

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