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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
Amid the doom and gloom of the impending shutdown, Auerbach stops his trailside lecture to offer us a glint of hope. Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Oct. 2025 Not all is doom and gloom with this astrological transit. Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 14 Oct. 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
  • Common signs include persistent sadness, low energy, poor concentration, loss of interest in activities, changes in appetite or weight, and feelings of guilt or worthlessness.
    Brandon Peters, Verywell Health, 29 Oct. 2025
  • My impression of her first version of that song was also sadness being depicted as sadness.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Forget wasteful palettes with unused pans, the universally flattering Gris Doux works for everyday or can be layered to create more intensity after dark.
    Ellie Davis, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The stories have gotten so prevalent that park management discourages people from exploring the park after dark in an attempt to dissuade ghost hunters from damaging the historic sites.
    Graham Averill, Outside, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • An era of glaring inequality was also a golden age of graft.
    Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The real beauty of sport lies in the continual struggle against imperfection, glaring weaknesses both inner and outer.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Place wings, skin side down, on unlit side of grill; cover and grill, undisturbed, until darkened in color and cooked through, about 20 minutes.
    Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Farther up, on Observatory Hill, tall cryptomeria trees were silhouetted in the darkening evening, and down in the valleys, lights winked on like reflections of the planets and stars appearing in the sky.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • If conditions are right, the clusters swirl into a storm known as a tropical wave or tropical depression.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • This grounding technique is meant to relieve anxiety, stress, depression, and PTSD.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Cast adrift in a frosty wilderness—a harrowing yet welcome departure, visually, from the Gothic shadows of Victor’s lair—the Creature experiences a dollop of decency, courtesy of a blind old farmer (a wonderful David Bradley), but also a deluge of misery, courtesy of everyone else.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The facility also replicates the moon's intense sunlight, harsh shadows and dust-laden environment, providing a realistic setting for testing equipment like Argonaut.
    Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sean Monahan, Voronkov and others came up empty on point-blank opportunities that left them staring into the rafters or yelling at the ice in frustration.
    Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Then, in the 1980s, Anne stared as Veronica Rooney on the hit sitcom Archie Bunker’s Place, a role that added two more Emmy nods to her roster.
    Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And Carol is really taking to the task, grumpy throughout the two-minute trailer, while the world tries and fails to turn her frown upside down.
    Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Brown continues to make backers frown.
    Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Gloom.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloom. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.

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