the gloaming
noun
literary
: the low light that is seen in the evening as the sun sets
Fireflies twinkled in the gloaming.
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Titan, a four-year-old miniature poodle, yapped in the quiet and the gloaming.
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
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Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 8 Apr. 2024
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“The gloaming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20gloaming. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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