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gloaming

UK
/ˈɡləʊmɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡloʊmɪŋ/

Translations

gloamingnoun
crépusculeLittéraire ; désigne le moment du jour entre le coucher du soleil et la nuit.
The children played outside until the gloaming, when the streetlights began to flicker on.
Les enfants ont joué dehors jusqu’au crépuscule, quand les lampadaires ont commencé à s’allumer.
Additional translations
tombée de la nuitRegistre courant ; insiste sur le début de l’obscurité.
Synonyms
crepuscule
nightfall
evening
dusk
twilight
gloamingadjective
more gloaming
Comp.
most gloaming
Super.
UK
/ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/
US
/ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/
Used attributively, chiefly poetic or literary, to describe twilight qualities.
crépusculaireLittéraire ; relatif au crépuscule.
They walked through the silent streets under the gloaming sky.
Ils ont traversé les rues silencieuses sous un ciel crépusculaire.
Synonyms
evening
eventide
shadowy
dim
twilit
dusky
crepuscular
twilight
gloamverb

gloaming

Gerund

gloamed
Past Simple
gloamed
Past Participle
gloaming
Gerund
UK
/ɡləʊm/
US
/ɡloʊm/
s'assombrirLittéraire.
As the day began to gloam, the streetlights flickered on one by one.
À mesure que le jour commençait à s'assombrir, les réverbères s'allumaient un à un.
Additional translations
devenir crépusculaireLittéraire.
Synonyms
grow dark
close in
shade
dim
gloom
darken
dusk
twilight

Definitions

gloamingnoun
The time of day immediately following sunset; twilight or dusk.
The children played outside until the gloaming, when the streetlights began to flicker on.
gloamingadjective
Relating to or characteristic of twilight; occurring at twilight.
They walked through the silent streets under the gloaming sky.
gloamverb
To become twilight or dusk; to grow dark.
As the day began to gloam, the streetlights flickered on one by one.
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