the gloaming
noun/ðə ˈɡləʊmɪŋ/
/ðə ˈɡləʊmɪŋ/
[singular] (Scottish English or literary)- the light that remains after the sun sets synonym twilight, duskWord OriginOld English glōmung, from glōm ‘twilight’, of Germanic origin; related to glow.
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