glum
glum · glums · glummed · glumming
To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glumTo look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
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/ɡlʌm/
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
Examples
12 sentencesOrigin
From Middle English glomen, glommen, glomben, gloumben (“to frown, look sullen”), from *glFrom Middle English glomen, glommen, glomben, gloumben (“to frown, look sullen”), from *glom (“gloom”). More at gloom. The noun is from Middle English glome, from the verb.
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Forms
glums, glumming, glummed, glummedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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