Glum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Moody and melancholy; dejected.
  • adj. Gloomy; dismal.
  • n. The quality or state of being moody, melancholy, and gloomy or an instance of it: "He was a charming mixture of glum and glee” ( Lillian Hellman).
  • n. Chiefly British The blues. Often used with the: "Most other publications have got the glums” ( Tina Brown).
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
  • adj. Sad, despondent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Sullenness.
  • adj. Moody; silent; sullen.
  • verb-intransitive. To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To frown; look sullen or glum: same as gloom.
  • Gloomily sullen or silent; moody; frowning.
  • n. A sullen look; a frown.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. showing a brooding ill humor
  • adj. moody and melancholic
  • Equivalent
    ill-natured    dejected   
    Variant
    glummer    glummest   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    sullenness    moody    silent    sullen    depressed   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brum    Krum    Mum    alum    become    brum    bum    chum    clum    come   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    morose    dour    disapprove    surly    sheepish    somber    despondent    reticent    sorrowful    sullen