The sky looked gloomy before the rain.
下雨前天空看起来阴沉沉的。
Choose the best synonym for the word “gloomy”:
A — dismal. “gloomy” means adj. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening
The ______ gray sky made the whole rainy day feel sad and heavy.
C — gloomy. “gloomy” means adj. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening
gloomy — adj. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening. In Chinese: 阴暗的，忧郁的.
gloomy is pronounced /ˈɡluːmi/. It breaks into 2 syllables: gloom · y.
The sky looked gloomy before the rain. (下雨前天空看起来阴沉沉的。)
dark, dismal, bleak — all close in meaning to gloomy (adj. dark or poorly lit, especially so as to appear depressing or frightening).
Yes. gloomy appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers nearly 2,500 words for the ISEE and SSAT.