gloaming UK /ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/US /ˈɡloʊ.mɪŋ/ noun2 •Twilight, as at early morning (dawn) or (especially) early evening; dusk.Where in purple hue, the hieland hills we view / And the moon coming out in the gloaming. — 1841 •(no longer used) Sullenness; melancholy. formsgloamings