darkling
in the dark.
growing dark.
being or occurring in the dark; dark; obscure.
vaguely threatening or menacing.
Origin of darkling
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How to use darkling in a sentence
He entered his darkling, shabby old third-floor room and threw himself into the arm-chair before the fire to think.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxNotwithstanding his darkling moods, he was in a subtle way singularly like Delia Vanuxem.
In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim | Frances Hodgson BurnettIt should reach down into the ravine, where humid ferns and rocks met plants that love darkling ground.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell CatherwoodMr. Baker kept one of the darkling beetles (Blaps Mortisaga) alive under a glass upwards of three years.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyTorches began to gleam by all the darkling ways, and the population poured forth in the excitement of a great event.
The Makers of Modern Rome | Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
British Dictionary definitions for darkling
/ (ˈdɑːklɪŋ) poetic /
in the dark or night
darkening or almost dark; obscure
Origin of darkling
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