Dawning and Gloaming

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Dawning noun - The first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance.

Usage example: the cold, gray dawning of a wintry day

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Gloaming is an antonym for dawning.

Nearby Words: dawn, dawned

Gloaming noun - The time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness.

Usage example: with the gloaming came the familiar call of the whip-poor-will

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Dawning is an antonym for gloaming.

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