GLOOMING Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

glooming

verb

present participle of gloom

as in glaring

to look with anger or disapproval we just sat there, glooming, as we waited and waited for our dinners to arrive

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as in darkening

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look he continued to gloom over the fact that he had been passed over for promotion to district manager

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The problem appears especially glaring in thinner fields that could desperately use a boost in the competition — like this year’s limited series crop.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
T-shirts with glaring logos, like your university or favorite sports team, are considered too casual for daily wear.

— Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of glaring

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During a total eclipse, the moon completely covers the face of the sun, darkening the sky and revealing just the sun’s outer atmosphere called the corona.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026
Instead of darkening the sky and unveiling the sun's signature circular ring, this time around the moon will only partly cover the sun, giving it a crescent shape, according to NASA.

— Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of darkening

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Some edits of the clip show the character in black-and-white, staring at the camera, emulating a horror movie scene.

— Owen Carry, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
Some of them still live in cabins and grow their own food and others spend their days staring at Microsoft Office screens, but versions of the spontaneous hippie archetype still live on within each of them.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of staring

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This focuses readers on the all-black uniforms of the veiled pupils, who—in a long frame at the center of the page—sit between the looming, frowning teacher on the right and Marji on the left, who stands up to explain that her uncle was executed by the Islamic regime.

— Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
Woods, 50, is seen frowning in the photo, taken shortly after the legendary golfer was booked into jail on March 27 after his Land Rover rolled over in Jupiter Island, Florida.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026

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