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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gloomed
Verb
  • 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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  • Elordi’s big brown puppy-dog eyes are left untouched, without so much as a zombie-style darkened under-eye.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Add the sweet and smoked paprikas and cook, stirring frequently, until fragrant and darkened, about 30 seconds.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kerkering stared straight ahead.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Daria stared at the arrangement of perfectly circular reddish bruises on the woman’s back, exposed by her halter top.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Sitting on a purple-and-gold sofa, Mamdani tasted his biryani and frowned.
    Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • That wasn’t something that was frowned upon.
    Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Gloomed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gloomed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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