Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
doldrums, the — [ˈdəʊldrəmz] , [ˈdɒldrəmz] noun [plural] a situation in which there is a lack of success, activity, or improvement … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
(the) doldrums — the doldrums UK [ˈdɒldrəmz] UK [ˈdəʊldrəmz] US [ˈdoʊldrəmz] US [ˈdɑldrəmz] noun [plural] a situation in which there is a lack of success, activity, or improvement He’s just the player the team needs to lift it out of the doldrums. in the doldrums … Useful english dictionary
doldrums — dol|drums [ˈdɔldrəmz US ˈdoul , ˈda:l , ˈdo:l ] n [plural] informal [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Perhaps from dold stupid (1400 1500)] a) if an industry, company, activity etc is in the doldrums, it is not doing well or developing in the doldrums ▪… … Dictionary of contemporary English
the doldrums — UK [ˈdɒldrəmz] / UK [ˈdəʊldrəmz] / US [ˈdoʊldrəmz] / US [ˈdɑldrəmz] noun [plural] a situation in which there is a lack of success, activity, or improvement He s just the player the team needs to lift it out of the doldrums. in the doldrums: After … English dictionary
doldrums — dol‧drums [ˈdɒldrəmz ǁ ˈdoʊl , ˈdɑːl , ˈdɒːl ] noun [plural] informal if an industry or market is in the doldrums, there is very little increase in prices or very little trade taking place: • The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three … Financial and business terms
Doldrums (disambiguation) — The Doldrums, also called the equatorial calms , are the calms and light baffling winds at the intertropical convergence zone. Doldrums may also refer to: The Doldrums (album), the second album from the Ariel Pink s Haunted Graffiti series The… … Wikipedia
Doldrums — The doldrums is a colloquial expression derived from historical maritime usage for those parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean affected by the Intertropical Convergence Zone, a low pressure area around the equator where the prevailing … Wikipedia
doldrums — If a person is in the doldrums, they are depressed. If a project or something similar is in the doldrums, it isn t making any progress … The small dictionary of idiomes
doldrums — dol drums (d[o^]l dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; so called by sailors. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doldrums — ► PLURAL NOUN (the doldrums) 1) a state of stagnation or depression. 2) a region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds. ORIGIN perhaps from DULL(Cf. ↑dulness) … English terms dictionary
