gloom

[US]/ɡluːm/
[UK]/ɡluːm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. dimness, darkness; sadness, despair

Phrases & Collocations

feeling of gloom

gloom and doom

deepening gloom

gloom settled

sense of gloom

doom and gloom

Example Sentences

inspissate the gloom of the room atmosphere

Gloom pervaded the office.

a year of economic gloom for the car industry.

the black gibbet glooms beside the way.

doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country.

an air of gloom descended on Labour party headquarters.

comments spreading gloom and despondency .

Charles was always glooming about money.

Dark clouds gloomed the streets.

In the gloom of the thick forest, they nearly lost their way.

letters pervaded with gloom;

In the gathering gloom it was difficult to see anything distinctly.

The news cast a deep gloom over the whole family.

A figure was dimly visible in the evening gloom.

Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.

Two figures materialised out of the gloom.

switched on a table lamp to banish the gloom of a winter afternoon.

Despite the obvious setbacks, it’s not all doom and gloom for the England team.

Real-world Examples

So where are the headlines warning of gloom and doom this time?

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

But Davos won't be all doom and gloom.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2019 Collection

But it's not all doom and gloom.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American May 2020 Collection

But Sam, it's not all doom and gloom!

Source: 6 Minute English

Moreover, a few glimmers of hope can be discerned amid the gloom.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

But these days many are peddling gloom.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

In its deep gloom we sat down side by side on a wicker settee.

Source: The Great Gatsby (Original Version)

The energy created by players during the day pierces the gloom as the floodlights come on at night.

Source: BBC Listening September 2014 Compilation

Don't want a push. No gloom in these streets.

Source: We Bare Bears

Clouds of gloom hung over the house on such occasions.

Source: Gone with the Wind

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