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verb

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as in to glare
to look with anger or disapproval we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive

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as in to darken
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager

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Recent Examples of gloom
Noun
The outlook is not all doom and gloom. Matt Reardon, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 This might all be too doom and gloom for late August. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
But, there is still gloom ahead for economies in the region. Emiko Jozuka, CNN, 5 Oct. 2022 Our imperviousness to gloom is our own peculiar virtue. Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 7 Mar. 2022 See All Example Sentences for gloom
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloom
Noun
  • Frustration can push us to solve problems, sadness can deepen your appreciation for joy and worry can sometimes sharpen your focus.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • But sadness, anxiety, anger and frustration can be channeled into actions such as becoming involved in activism and volunteering to help the survivors and society at large.
    Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation, 15 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When And Where To See It To see the Great Square, face east after dark.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • He is better known as Fray Tormenta, the orphanage-sponsoring priest who wrestled after dark, and whose life became the backstory for the movie’s titular character.
    Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Amplifying the glaring lack of run production was Early’s second gem in as many career games in the majors.
    Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
  • However, there is a new glaring change to one of its signature events.
    Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Now the mood has darkened as nonprofits recruit lawyers and bolster the security of their offices and staff.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Like any tubing mascara, Badi Lash wraps lashes in flexible, smudge-proof polymers that darken and lengthen them.
    Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In these homes, the conflict between budgeting and feeding kids well creates huge psychological stress for parents, which can lead to anxiety and depression, fueling the vicious cycle of stress and unhealthy eating, Beresin said.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2025
  • In recent years, the Brit had been open about his struggles with alcohol, drugs and depression.
    Jamie Barton, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • And while this civil war of sorts bloomed in the shadows in Kentucky, another culture sprung up in broad daylight.
    Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The camera then pans to show the house opposite—where another golden is sitting in the exact same spot in its own yard, staring right back at Copper, but neither crossing the threshold on to the street.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
  • The two men then lie down next to each other and stare at the ceiling.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That wasn’t something that was frowned upon.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Japan was in a deep recession, but Uniqlo kept growing, offering bargains for the struggling masses and discretion for better-off consumers in an era that frowned upon conspicuous consumption.
    Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

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“Gloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloom. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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