gloam

[ glohm ]

nounArchaic.
  1. twilight; gloaming.

Origin of gloam

1
First recorded in 1815–25; back formation from gloaming

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use gloam in a sentence

  • I only know that his little grave stands out there while the gloaming gloams and the soughing winds are soughing.

    Remarks | Bill Nye