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gloamings

gloamings is the plural of gloaming.

Meaning of gloaming

Noun

gloaming (plural gloamings)

  1. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.
    • Where in purple hue, the hieland hills we view / And the moon coming out in the gloaming.c. 1841, anonymous author, “The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond”, in Vocal Melodies of Scotland, verse 2
  2. (obsolete) Sullenness; melancholy.

Questions about gloamings

What is gloamings the plural of?
Gloamings is the plural of gloaming.

Words near gloamings in the dictionary

  1. gloak
  2. gloaks
  3. gloam
  4. gloamed
  5. gloaming
  6. gloamings
  7. gloams
  8. gloar
  9. gloared
  10. gloaring
  11. gloars

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