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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : dohl-druhmz, dol-, dawl- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈdoʊl drəmz, ˈdɒl-, ˈdɔl- |
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Définition of doldrums
Origin :- 1811, from dulled, past participle of dullen, from Old English dol "foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on tantrum.
- noun depression
- For several months Crosson waited about, becalmed in the doldrums.
- Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
- And when you get in the doldrums, or becalmed, it stirs up your blood.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas
- Well, we reached the tropics, and for three days the Doldrums held us.
- Extract from : « The Chronicles of a Gay Gordon » by Jos Maria Gordon
- After a year in the doldrums, Fleet was going to try to smash the Rebels again.
- Extract from : « A Question of Courage » by Jesse Franklin Bone
- Larry,” said Muggins, “I think we have got into the doldrums.
- Extract from : « Sunk at Sea » by R.M. Ballantyne
- They ought to be well out of the doldrums now, but they are not.
- Extract from : « The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
- Oh, well, there was no sense in staying in the doldrums forever.
- Extract from : « Hunters Out of Space » by Joseph Everidge Kelleam
- It was in the doldrums that our most exciting event occurred.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Snark » by Jack London
- "The old chap was in the doldrums and no mistake," he said to Gwen afterwards.
- Extract from : « Mollie's Prince » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
- We were becalmed, and in the doldrums, with not a breath of air.
- Extract from : « The Flying Bo'sun » by Arthur Mason
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