HyperDic: glum

English > 2 senses of the word glum:
ADJECTIVEallglummoody and melancholic
allglum, dark, dour, glowering, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullenshowing a brooding ill humor
glum > pronunciation
Soundsglah'm
Rhymesabolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm...
English > glum: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningMoody and melancholic.
Broaderdejectedaffected or marked by low spirits
Spanishmelancólico, triste
Nounsglumnessa gloomy ill-tempered feeling
English > glum: 2 senses > adjective 2
Meaningshowing a brooding ill humor.
Example "a glum, hopeless shrug"
Synonymsdark, dour, glowering, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen
Broaderill-naturedHaving an irritable and unpleasant disposition
Spanishadusto, agrio, austero, desabrido, hosco, lúgubre, malhumorado, retraïdo, saturnino, sombrío, taciturno
Catalanadust, agre, auster, esquerp, lúgubre, retret, sorrut, taciturn
Nounsglumnessa gloomy ill-tempered feeling
Adverbsglumlyin a sullen manner

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