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English to English noun
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a state of partial or total darkness |  | Example: he struck a match to dispel the gloom
source: wordnet30
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a feeling of melancholy apprehension | | source: wordnet30
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an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | | Example: gloom pervaded the office
source: wordnet30
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Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight. | | source: webster1913
verb
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To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer. | | source: webster1913
| 6 |
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken. | | source: webster1913
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