darken
to make dark or darker.
to make obscure.
to make less white or clear in color.
to make gloomy; sadden: He darkened the festivities by his presence.
to make blind.
to become dark or darker.
to become obscure.
to become less white or clear in color.
to grow clouded, as with gloom or anger.
to become blind.
Idioms about darken
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance: Never darken my door again!
Origin of darken
1Other words for darken
Other words from darken
- dark·en·er, noun
- un·dark·en, verb (used with object)
- well-darkened, adjective
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How to use darken in a sentence
Then I closed the door behind me and went out into the darkening streets.
Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show | Robert W. Chambers | February 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPakistanis should pray for Bhatti—and for their dangerously darkening country.
That, or the sky over Cornish, New Hampshire, is darkening under a large plume of ash.
This audacious deal with Germany might be the miracle that would reverse the darkening psychology of investors everywhere.
She lit another cigarette, and for a few moments looked silently out of the window at the darkening woods beyond the lawn.
Ancestors | Gertrude Atherton
Out of the darkening sky rang the twanging call of a night-hawk, and the cluck of a dozing hen sounded from the foliage overhead.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydThe rich dark coloring is the pledge of your safety—better there than darkening your own brains.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.The air was keen and scented, wafting the smell of the wooded islands that hung about us in the darkening air.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodThis is gained by darkening the house, and excluding all persons, except when their presence is indispensable.
Elements of Agricultural Chemistry | Thomas Anderson
British Dictionary definitions for darken
/ (ˈdɑːkən) /
to make or become dark or darker
to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad: his mood darkened
darken someone's door (usually used with a negative) to visit someone: never darken my door again!
Derived forms of darken
- darkener, noun
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