1. plural of glooming; periods of twilight, dusk, or partial darkness
Usage: literary or poetic; often used to describe the time of day when light is fading
2. plural of glooming; states or moods of gloom, sadness, or melancholy
Usage: literary or archaic

Examples

• The gloomings of autumn settled over the landscape as the days grew shorter.
• She walked through the park during the evening gloomings, watching the sky turn purple and gray.
• The poet wrote about the gloomings of the human heart in his collection of verses.
• As the gloomings deepened, the streetlights began to flicker on one by one.
• The gloomings of winter seemed to last forever in that northern town.