Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with gloom in British Collocation
gloom
noun
uncountable
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
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- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
UK
/ɡluːm/
strong or getting stronger
deep
deepening
By Saturday Kate was plunged into a deep gloom.
general
general
Given the general gloom, it’s worth pointing out a bit of good news.
economic
economic
Companies have cut back on staff in response to the growing economic gloom.
cause gloom
cast
The tragedy has cast a gloom over the whole village.
make gloom worse
add to
A diagnosis of ME added to the gloom for Lisette and her family.
get rid of gloom
dispel
lift
A victory in the cup match lifted the gloom at the pub.
deepen
descend
lift
Gloom descended on to the entire doomed production.