- gloom⇄gloom, noun, verb.
- gloom⇄noun 1. deep shadow; darkness; dim light.
Ex. a gloom unbroken, except by a lamp burning feebly (George Eliot).
(SYN) dimness, obscurity, shade.
2. a dark or deeply shaded place.
3. (Figurative.) dark thoughts and feelings; low - gloom⇄v.i. 1. to be or become dark, dim, or dismal.
Ex. The tower gloomed in the dark.
2. (Figurative.) to be in low spirits; feel sad.
Ex. During production she worries and glooms to the point of nausea (Time).
3. (Figurative.) to lo - gloom⇄v.t. 1. to make dark, dim, or dismal.
2. to express gloomily.