GLUM


Meaning of GLUM in English

I. ˈgləm intransitive verb

( glummed ; glummed ; glumming ; glums )

Etymology: Middle English glomen, probably alteration of gloumen — more at gloom

chiefly dialect : to look glum : frown

II. adjective

( usually glummer usually glummest )

1.

a. : broodingly morose : sullenly ill-humored or displeased

looked glum when they heard the news

b. : dismal , dreary , gloomy

with a countenance as glum as an undertaker's — W.M.Thackeray

2. dialect England : overcast , threatening

the weather looks glum today

Synonyms: see sullen

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.