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   Glum

   /ɡləm/

   

   adjective

   • 1. looking or feeling dejected; morose: "they looked glum but later cheered up"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: related to dialect glum ‘to frown’, variant of gloom.

   Derivatives

   • 1. glumly adverb
   • 2. glumness noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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   What does glum mean?

   • (Definition of glum from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) 沮喪的，悶悶不樂的，愁悶的, 陰鬱的，死氣沉沉的… 沮丧的，闷闷不乐的，愁闷的, 阴郁的，死气沉沉的… triste, lúgubre, taciturno/urna [masculine-feminine]… triste, desanimado, melancólico/-ca… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! GLUM meaning: unhappy: . Learn more.

   GLUM | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   What is a glum adverb?

   • After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence. —glumly adverb She stared glumly at her plate. —glumness noun [ uncountable] Examples from the Corpus glum • On the day of the funeral, the mood in the house was glum. • Indeed, he had seemed quite glum. • When Fabia went to bed that night she felt as glum as she had when she had got up.

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   What is the difference between glum and morose?

   • Glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual: a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye. Morose, which adds to glum a sense of bitterness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess: a sour, morose manner; morose withdrawal from human contact.

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   What is another word for gloomy?

   • sad, quiet and unhappy synonym gloomy The players sat there with glum looks on their faces. The couple looked distinctly glum. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   Definition of glum – Learner’s Dictionary. glum. adjective. uk / ɡlʌm / us. Add to word list. unhappy: Why are you looking so glum today? glumly. adverb. (Definition of glum from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of glum. in Chinese (Traditional) 沮喪的，悶悶不樂的，愁悶的, 陰鬱的，死氣沉沉的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified)

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   Glum, morose, sullen, dour, surly all are adjectives describing a gloomy, unsociable attitude. Glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual: a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye.

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   May 16, 2024 · glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual: a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye. morose, which adds to glum a sense of bitterness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess: a sour, morose manner; morose withdrawal from human contact. sullen usually implies ...

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   From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English glum /ɡlʌm/ adjective (comparative glummer, superlative glummest) if someone is glum, they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot SYN gloomy Anna looked glum.

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   Glum describes a depressed, spiritless condition or manner, usually temporary rather than habitual: a glum shrug of the shoulders; a glum, hopeless look in his eye. Morose, which adds to glum a sense of bitterness, implies a habitual and pervasive gloominess: a sour, morose manner; morose withdrawal from human contact.