Associations to the word «Gloam»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

GLOAM, noun. (obsolete) gloaming, twilight
GLOAM, verb. To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.
GLOAM, verb. To be sullen or morose.

Dictionary definition

GLOAM, noun. The time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night".

Wise words

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