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How to pronounce gloaming in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, fall, gloam, nightfall, twilight
Type of hour, time of day
Has types night

Examples of gloaming

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I can picture The Economist's boardroom deep in the gloaming of a London winter evening.
From the economist.com
Moons, both crescent and full, provide a thin light in the gloaming.
From the economist.com
The assemblage could not ask for better theatre, what they could see of it in the gloaming.
From the guardian.co.uk
A little bit of magic perished in the gloaming Sunday at Turnberry.
From the washingtontimes.com
Later on, in the gloaming, I took several pictures of the same spot.
From the guardian.co.uk
Our targets appeared out of the gloaming, two young males with dark manes and playful natures.
From the independent.co.uk
Does the gloaming echo with prelude to the nightingale's descant?
From the theatlantic.com
Masters officials reviewed the drop before he signed his card in the gloaming of Friday evening.
From the forbes.com
Matt Soson, 22, is a performer who wanders through the gloaming, leading audience members to waltz.
From the latimes.com
More examples
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  • Twilight, as at early morning or (especially) early evening; dusk
  • (gloam) gloaming, twilight
  • Evening twilight [I, 2: "Heather on the Hill"]