Norwegian English Dictionary

Norsk - English

dyster in English:

1. gloomy


He looks gloomy.
He looked so gloomy after he lost his job that his brother paid for a holiday for him.
gloomy castle
It is such gloomy and dull days like today that make me really depressed
The vet is rather gloomy about my cat's chances of recovery.
It is not my intention to paint an entirely gloomy picture.
The cemetery is a gloomy place. Despite gloomy predictions, the stock market remains strong. It was another gray, gloomy day.
... actually don't buy this gloomy narrative, and I don't...
Kirby's quintessentially Japanese cuteness is almost incomprehensible to his American audience, who satirize him as a dark and gloomy character constantly, almost as a reflex.
I got gloomy and thought of giving up.
The sky is gloomy and gray - a typical rainy-season sky.
It’s such a gloomy day, it looks as if it’s going to rain any minute.
During her long illness, Mary felt gloomy about being confined to the house for so long.
​unhappy and without ​hope: a gloomy ​person/​expression The ​cemetery is a gloomy ​place.
It was as gloomy inside the mansion as the sunlight was dazzling outside.

2. grim


What happened? Why are you so grim?
The outlook is grim.
It's a grim world.
Marcia looked grim when I told her the story.
- Is this your first time in the north, Your Grace? I'm sure it's very grim after King's Landing.
From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
In this line of work, if you make a grim face the customers won't come.
grim economic news When he lost his job, his future looked grim.
Should you prevail he offers in a grim addendum.
A grim girl on the third floor.
a grim-looking block of flats
The expression on his face was one of grim determination.
That is a bit grim, isn't it?
By the grim look on my boss' face, I knew it was going to be bad news
undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw

English word "dyster"(grim) occurs in sets:

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3. glum


glum silence
He looked glum.
Don't be so glum about it. Life has its ups and downs.
Their glum expressions were an understandable human reaction
Daniel had every reason to be happy, but he still felt glum and couldn’t say why he felt that way.
This, Eli thought glumly, was a classic joke in the making.
He was glum about my refusal.
... feeling a little bit glum and you buy a...

English word "dyster"(glum) occurs in sets:

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