gloaming
noun[SorU]
oftenliteraryuk/ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/us/ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/thetimeofdaywhen it isbecomingdarkbut is notyetfullydark:
黄昏，薄暮，暮色Iwalkedhomein thegloaming, with thecitylightscoming on.我在暮色中向家走去，城市的灯光也亮了起来。
Gloaminglastsa veryshorttimehere in thedepthsofwinter.在这里的深冬时节，黄昏的时间很短。
Synonyms
dusk
twilight
- Thepaintingcreatedtheambienceof acityparkin the gloaming,caughtbetweennightandday.
- Thedistantmountainsloomedfaintlyin the gloaming.
- TheautumnalgloamingfelluponWestminster.
- Phrasesfillthe writer'sheadas hestrollsthrough thesummertimewoodsat gloaming.
- Theproblemofbatsmennot beingabletoseetheballadequatelyin the late-afternoon gloaming hasledtounnecessaryandfrustratinglossoftimein Testmatchesthisseason.
Days & times of day
- afternoon
- afternoons
- am
- arvo
- at the crack of dawnidiom
- high noon
- hour
- in broad daylightidiom
- in the dead of night/winteridiom
- last orders
- night
- nocturnally
- noon
- noontime
- o'clock
- office hours
- the witching hour
- twilit
- workday
- working day
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Darkness & becoming dark