darkle
[ dahr-kuhl ]
verb (used without object),dar·kled, dar·kling.
to appear dark; show indistinctly.
to grow dark, gloomy, etc.
Origin of darkle
11790–1800; back formation from darkling, adv. taken as present participle
Words Nearby darkle
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How to use darkle in a sentence
A single hobgoblin bassoon croaks ludicrously away, the pixies darkle and flirt and dance their hearts out of them.
Contemporary American Composers | Rupert HughesWhom It quickens, let them darkle to extinction swift and sure.
A Cluster of Grapes | Various
British Dictionary definitions for darkle
darkle
/ (ˈdɑːkəl) /
verbarchaic, or literary
to grow dark; darken
(intr) to appear dark or indistinct
Origin of darkle
1C19: back formation from darkling
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