get gloomy

Frequency: 7.011.5 per million words

To begin to be gloomy; a more informal alternative to 'become'.

gloomyVERB + ADJECTIVE

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Examples (10)

  • Now, don't start to get gloomy.
  • He tends to get gloomy when the days grow short.
  • As the meeting dragged on, people started to get gloomy.
  • Try not to get too gloomy about the budget cuts.
  • Investors got gloomy after the disappointing forecast.
  • She's getting gloomy waiting for the results.
  • If the weather stays like this, the whole town will get gloomy.
  • Even the usually upbeat coach gets gloomy after a loss.
  • By dusk, the corridor had gotten gloomy and unnerving.
  • Whenever deadlines pile up, I get gloomy fast.