how to pronounce gloom

/ɡluːm/

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the above transcription of gloom is a detailed (narrow) transcription according to the rules of the International Phonetic Association; you can find a description of each symbol by clicking the phoneme buttons in the secction below.

gloom is pronounced in one syllable

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ɡlm

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An example use of gloom in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… with the doom and gloom sorry …”

meaning of gloom

Gloom means a feeling of sadness or depression.

gloom frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word gloom occurs in english on average 9.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

words with pronunciation similar to gloom

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