in the dark
Origin of darkling
Middle English derkeling: see dark and -ling- in or happening in darkness
- dark, dim, or obscure
darkling
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darkling
adverb
In the dark.
adjective
- Occurring or enacted in the dark.
- Dark; dim.
noun
The dark: “She carried some rugs for me through the shrubbery in the darkling” ( H.G. Wells )
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Adjective
(comparative more darkling, superlative most darkling)
Verb
- Present participle of darkle.
Origin
From Middle English derkelyng, from derk (“dark”) + -lyng (“-ling”).
The verb darkle is a back-formation from darkling.
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