glummer; glummest
glumly
adverb
glumness
noun
Examples of glum in a Sentence
There's no need to look so glum—things will get better soon.
There was a glum silence in the room.
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The New York Fed’s latest Survey of Consumer Expectations data released Monday added more glum outlooks to the growing pile of sour sentiment readings from Americans at a time when unpredictable federal policies have caused uncertainty and recession fears to spike.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
By examining lots of logical reasoning examples, the aim is that the budding AI will mathematically and computationally glum onto how to best perform logical reasoning.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Give me this version of Philadelphia mayhem over the glum Long Bright River or Dope Thief any day.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Sometimes they’re carried along on glum motorcycle rides, meandering downriver journeys, and great leaps forward in time.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
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Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 14 Apr. 2025
By examining lots of logical reasoning examples, the aim is that the budding AI will mathematically and computationally glum onto how to best perform logical reasoning.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Give me this version of Philadelphia mayhem over the glum Long Bright River or Dope Thief any day.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
Sometimes they’re carried along on glum motorcycle rides, meandering downriver journeys, and great leaps forward in time.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for glum
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“Glum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glum. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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glum
adjective
glummer; glummest
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2
: seeming gloomy and sad
a glum expression
glumly
adverb
glumness
noun
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