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  • 1gloom — noun 1 sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky. ▪ general (esp. BrE) ▪ economic ▪ the general economic …

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  • 2gloom — [[t]glu͟ːm[/t]] 1) N SING: the N, oft in/into N The gloom is a state of near darkness. ...the gloom of a foggy November morning... I was peering about me in the gloom. 2) N UNCOUNT: also a N Gloom is a feeling of sadness and lack of hope. ...the… …

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  • 3deepening — I noun a process of becoming deeper and more profound (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑deepen • Hypernyms: ↑development, ↑evolution II adjective accumulating and becoming mor …

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  • 4Deepening — Deepen Deep en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deepened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deepening}.] 1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel. [1913 Webster] It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber.… …

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