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Gloomy vs Glooming - What's the difference?

gloomy | glooming |

As an adjective gloomy

is imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.

As a verb glooming is

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As a noun glooming is

twilight of morning or evening; the gloaming.

gloomy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
    • The cavern was gloomy .
  • Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected.
    • a gloomy temper or countenance

    Synonyms

    * See also

    glooming

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • * D. H. Lawrence
    • Ciss was a big, dark-complexioned, pug-faced young woman who seemed to be glooming about something.

    Etymology 2

    Compare (gloaming).

    Noun

  • twilight of morning or evening; the gloaming
    • When the faint glooming in the sky / First lightened into day. — Trench.
    The balmy glooming , crescent-lit. — Tennyson.