GLOAMING
\ɡlˈə͡ʊmɪŋ], \ɡlˈəʊmɪŋ], \ɡ_l_ˈəʊ_m_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of GLOAMING
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
By Princeton University
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the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Twilight.
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Twilight, dusk; "As gloaming, the Scottish word for twilight, is far more poetical, and has been recommended by many eminent literary men, particularly by Dr. Moore in his letters to Burns, I have ventured to use it on account of its harmony."-Byron: closing period; decline; as, the gloaming of life: gloominess of mind or spirit; "Woman, pluck up your heart, and leave off all this gloaming"-J. Still.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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