darkle

(därkəl)

intransitive verb darkled, darkling

  1. to appear dark or unclear
  2. to grow dark and gloomy

Origin: < darkling

See darkle in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb dar·kled, dar·kling, dar·kles
verb, intransitive
  1. To appear darkly or indistinctly.
  2. a. To grow dark.
    b. To become gloomy.
verb, transitive
To make dark or indistinct: “the dramatist . . . whose province it is to darkle and obscure” (London National Observer).

Origin:

Origin: Back-formation from darkling

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