gloaming
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of gloaming
First recorded before 1000; Middle English gloming, Old English glōmung, derivative of glōm “twilight”
Example Sentences
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I’m more of an evening than a morning person, so this arrangement makes viewing Mercury easier for me, and I’m always delighted when I can catch it in the gloaming.
From Scientific American • Aug. 17, 2023
Two hours later in the California gloaming, List secured an even better treat for little Ryann List.
From Washington Post • Jan. 29, 2022
Here’s to their eternal gloaming on the brightest Seattle summer days, to their pull tabs and to their stink of late-night desperation.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 25, 2021
His eyes pierce the gloaming to trace a sinking drive struck by Houston’s Alex Bregman.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2019
In front of him lights sprang out in the gloaming; dogs barked; feet came running.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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