Gloomed

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. to have brought about an atmosphere of dismay or darkness to have enveloped a scene in sadness or a somber tone to have induced a feeling of apprehension or sorrow in a circumstance
2. To have turned or grown dark as light fades ; to have experienced a drop into sadness or a somber mood
3. To become shaded or less bright, typically as daylight decreases ; to have entered a feeling of gloom or dejection

Etymology: "Gloomed" is the past tense and past participle of "gloom," so its history is really the history of that verb. "Gloom" appears in Middle English as "gloumen," meaning to look sullen or to be dim, and it probably grew out of the Old English "glom," an early word for twilight or dusk. The sense of dimness and the sense of a sullen face developed side by side, which is why the verb can describe both a darkening sky and a darkening mood. The noun "gloom" is the older and more established form, and the verb grew from it over time. Shakespeare's readers would have recognized the same blend of light and feeling, as in "gloomy" used for both a dim room and a downcast person.

Synonyms: darkened, shadowed, clouded, dimmed, obscured

Antonyms: brightened, illuminated, lightened, clarified, cheered