Definition
Covering or surrounding something with gloom, darkness, or sadness; making something appear dim or depressing.
Etymology
From be- (prefix meaning 'to make or become') + glooming (present participle of gloom, from Old English glōm meaning darkness or twilight). The prefix be- transforms nouns into verbs meaning to cover or surround with that quality.
Kelly Says
The prefix 'be-' was incredibly productive in Middle English and Early Modern English—poets like Shakespeare used it to create vivid verbs by adding it to almost any adjective or noun, turning simple words into powerful descriptors. 'Beglooming' is exactly the kind of creative linguistic move that gave English its emotional depth.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অন্ধকার হচ্ছে
ondho-kar hochche
CACatalà
obscuritat
os-kyoo-ri-tat
DADansk
mørkere
moer-kere
DEDeutsch
sich verdunkelt
sich ver-dunk-elt
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτεινιάζει
sko-te-ni-a-ze
ESEspañol
oscureciendo
os-kyoo-ree-en-doh
FRFrançais
s'obscurcissant
se-ob-skyoo-r-see-an
HIहिन्दी
अंधेरा हो रहा है
andhera ho raha hai
HUMagyar
sötétedik
so-te-te-dik
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelap
ge-lap
ITItaliano
oscurarsi
os-koo-r-sah-ree
JA日本語
暗くなっている
kurayami ni natte iru
KO한국어
어두워지고 있습니다
eodum-woe-ji-go isseumnida
MSBahasa Melayu
gelap
ge-lap
NLNederlands
donker worden
don-ker wor-den
NONorsk
mørkere
moer-kere
PLPolski
ciemnieć
chiem-nieć
PTPortuguês
esquecendo
es-keh-den-doh
RORomână
întunecat
in-tu-ne-cat
RUРусский
становиться тёмным
stanovitsya tyomnym
SVSvenska
mörkare
mork-are
SWKiswahili
kucha
koo-cha
THไทย
มืดมากขึ้น
meud mahk chun
TLTL
nakadili
na-ka-di-li
TRTürkçe
karanlıklaşıyor
kar-an-lik-la-shi-yor
UKУкраїнська
темніє
tem-nie
VITiếng Việt
ngày càng tối
ngà-y càng tối