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gloomed

past tense of gloom
1
as in glared
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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2
as in darkened
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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  • New Amy spent the first season being glared at by most of the staff, because Old Amy was 10 times worse than that colleague who keeps reheating fish in the microwave.
    Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Perry glared back at them but did not reply.
    Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2025
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  • 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
  • Political action committees have circulated push polls falsely suggesting Mamdani intends to make halal mandatory, and attack ads have darkened and elongated his beard to evoke the visual coding of menace.
    Faisal Kutty, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • Behar scowled at Goldberg's comment, which opened the floodgates for the remaining panelists.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
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  • Just don’t forget to bring a cup or water bottle to sample the water, as drinking directly from the spout is frowned upon.
    Cat Sposato, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
  • While wave pools were once frowned upon by most surfers who argued machines couldn’t replace Mother Nature, many have come around as technology has improved.
    Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
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  • After the photo opportunity, the girls stared at Minnie with Bennett taking a particular interest in the Disney character’s glam look.
    Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Perhaps this is the first time the group stared into the rearview mirror to think about something akin to a greatest hits set.
    Daniel Dylan Wray, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2025
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“Gloomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloomed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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