glum

[US]/glʌm/
[UK]/ɡlʌm/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj.gloomy; melancholic;causing feelings of disappointment

Phrases & Collocations

feeling glum

looked glum

a glum expression

Example Sentences

gloomy predictions.See Synonyms at glum

He is glum about world affairs.

a saturnine expression on his face.See Synonyms at glum

the proverbially dour New England Puritan.See Synonyms at glum

Why do you look so glum?

She laughed at his glum face.

He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.

Why so glum? The votes haven't been counted yet.

the princess looked glum but later cheered up.

glumes shortly hairy, apex acuminate to aristiform, lower glume ca. 8 mm, 1-veined, upper glume 10–15 mm, 3-veined;

Real-world Examples

The policeman looked glum. But the storekeeper was beaming.

Source: The Trumpet Swan

My voice was glum by the time I finished.

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

" No reason at all, " said Edmure in a glum tone.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Storm of Ice and Rain (Bilingual)

" He does look glum, " said the Assistant Predestinator, pointing at Bernard Marx.

Source: Brave New World

Don't look so glum. You're going to get a hit.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

Now investors are glum. In the short run, they are right to worry.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

" Are you coming? " Harry asked Ron, but he shook his head, looking glum.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Glum, Marx, glum." The clap on the shoulder made him start, look up.

Source: Brave New World

Madrile? os are glum about losing, in September, yet another bid to host the Olympics.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

She had the glummest face Harry had ever seen, half-hidden behind lank hair and thick, pearly spectacles.

Source: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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