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gloaming

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++gloam·ing /ˈɡləʊmɪŋ $ ˈɡloʊ-/ noun  the gloaming literaryAL the time in the early evening when it is becoming dark 薄暮,黄昏 SYN dusk
Examples from the Corpus
gloamingHe did not hear the sound of heavy feet, Or in the gloaming see a spiked top hat.In the gloaming the Weem folk made their way home along the dark gorge of the road.
Origin gloaming Old English glomung
gloam·ing nounChineseSyllable
evening the it time early in Corpus becoming is when the


gloaming
gloaming /ˈɡləʊmɪŋ $ ˈɡloʊ-/ noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: glomung
the gloaming literary the time in the early evening when it is becoming dark
   SYN  dusk