what does doldrums mean?
DOLDRUMS as NOUN
- Meaning
- a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
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Hypernyms(s) doldrums is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)
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Usage Example(s)
- economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation
Hypernyms(s) doldrums is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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