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Gloaming [GLOH-ming]

Part of speech: noun

Origin: Old English, 11th century

1. Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.

2. Sullenness; melancholy.

Examples of gloaming in a sentence

"My husband likes to describe our evening walks as “roaming in the gloaming.”"

"If the cat doesn't come inside before the gloaming, she’ll likely stay out all night."