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Definitions for gloaming
ˈgloʊ mɪŋgloam·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepusclenoun
the time of day immediately following sunset
"he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
Wiktionary
gloamingnoun
twilight, as at early morning or (especially) early evening; dusk
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gloaming
Gloaming is a literary term often used in poetry to describe the period of time after sunset or evening twilight, before it becomes completely dark; dusk. It can also refer to a state of partial darkness.
Webster Dictionary
Gloamingnoun
twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening
Gloamingnoun
sullenness; melancholy
Etymology: [See Gloom.]
Wikidata
Gloaming
Gloaming was an outstanding Thoroughbred racehorse, owned, trained, and based in New Zealand. He set many records which includes the Australasian record of 19 successive wins, many in Principal Races. Gloaming was unusual that he was a champion who won many major races in both Australia and New Zealand. Gloaming still holds the Australasian record of 45 seconds for four furlongs.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gloaming
glōm′ing, n. twilight, dusk—(Scot.) Gloamin. [A.S. glómung; akin to gloom.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
gloaming
The twilight. Also, a gloomy dull state of sky.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gloaming in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gloaming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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