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English noun · 3 senses · first recorded before 1100
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From an old word for twilight, built on the same root as glow. It dropped out of general use and came back through northern poetry in the 1700s.
gloaming (plural gloamings)
| singular | gloaming |
| plural | gloamings |
| syllables | gloam·ing |
| register | literary |
Sense 3 is under review. It rests on a single source. Add a quotation if you know one.
1,948 English headwords begin with G. Entries 201 to 208 are shown.
| Headword | Part of speech | First sense | Senses | Translations | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| glimmer | noun, verb | a faint, unsteady light | 4 | 27 | verified |
| glint | noun, verb | a quick flash of reflected light | 3 | 19 | verified |
| gloam | verb | to grow dark at evening | 1 | 2 | needs quotation |
| gloaming | noun | the half-light after sunset | 3 | 14 | sense 3 in review |
| gloamy | adjective | requested, not yet written | 0 | 0 | missing |
| gloat | verb | to dwell on one's luck with open pleasure | 2 | 22 | verified |
| globe | noun | a ball; a round model of the earth | 5 | 48 | verified |
| gloom | noun, verb | partial darkness; low spirits | 4 | 35 | verified |
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