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overgloom

overgloom verb: to cause gloom on; to make gloomy.

Verb

overgloom (third-person singular simple present overglooms, present participle overglooming, simple past and past participle overgloomed)

  1. To cause gloom on; to make gloomy.
    • overgloomed by memories of sorrow1845, Thomas De Quincey, On Wordsworth's Poetry

Forms of overgloom

third-person singular presentoverglooms
present participleoverglooming
past participleovergloomed
pastovergloomed

Origin of overgloom

From over- + gloom.

Questions about overgloom

What does overgloom mean?
Overgloom means to cause gloom on; to make gloomy.
What part of speech is overgloom?
Overgloom is a verb.
What is the past tense of overgloom?
The past tense of overgloom is overgloomed.

Words near overgloom in the dictionary

  1. overglazing
  2. overglide
  3. overglided
  4. overglides
  5. overgliding
  6. overgloom
  7. overgloomed
  8. overglooming
  9. overglooms
  10. overgloomy
  11. overglorification

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