cloom (C1)
verb
Pronunciation: /kluːm/
Definition
To cover or clog something with a thick, sticky, or muddy substance, often making it dirty or difficult to move.
Examples
The heavy rain had cloomed the path with thick, wet clay, making it slippery to walk on.
His hands were cloomed with grease after trying to fix the old bicycle chain.
The artist cloomed the canvas with layers of paint, creating a textured, abstract piece.
How to Use cloom
- cloom with (prepositional phrase)
- to cover something with a thick, sticky substance — "The gears were cloomed with old, hardened grease."
- be cloomed (collocation)
- to be covered or clogged by a sticky substance (passive voice) — "His boots were cloomed with mud after the hike."
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