Glooming (Adjective)
Meaning
Depressingly dark; "the gloomy forest"; "the glooming interior of an old inn"; "`gloomful' is archaic".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The travelers were reluctant to enter the glooming mansion, which loomed over them like a dark specter.
- As she walked through the old village, the glooming alleyways seemed to swallow the last rays of sunlight.
- The hotel's glooming lobby was only lit by a faint glow from the fading candles.
- In the heart of the city, there existed a small, mysterious shop with a glooming façade that hid its secrets well.
- Despite the sunshine outside, the room's glooming atmosphere was inescapable, casting a pall of sorrow over all who entered.