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as in sadness
a state or spell of low spirits
has been in a perpetual gloom since his dog died
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as in dark
a time or place of little or no light
the gloom of a rainy night is the perfect setting for a mystery story
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as in to glare
to look with anger or disapproval
we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive
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as in to darken
to take on a gloomy or forbidding look
he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager
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