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Definition of the gloaming noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

the gloaming

noun

/ðə ˈɡləʊmɪŋ/

/ðə ˈɡləʊmɪŋ/

[singular] (Scottish English or literary)

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the light that remains after the sun sets synonym twilight, dusk
Word OriginOld English glōmung, from glōm ‘twilight’, of Germanic origin; related to glow.

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