Definition of "gloom" in English

noun

1. Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.

   • the gloom of a forest, or of midnight

2. A depressing, despondent, or melancholic atmosphere.

3. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.

4. A drying oven used in gunpowder manufacture.

verb

1. (intransitive) To be dark or gloomy.

2. (intransitive) To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.

3. (transitive) To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.

4. (transitive) To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.

5. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.