darkle

[ dahr-kuh l ]

/ ˈdɑr kəl /

verb (used without object), dar·kled, dar·kling.

to appear dark; show indistinctly.

to grow dark, gloomy, etc.

Nearby words

darken, darken someone's door, darkened, darkie, darkish, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, darkness, darkroom

Origin of darkle

1790–1800; back formation from darkling, adv. taken as present participle

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Examples from the Web for darkle

Whom It quickens, let them darkle to extinction swift and sure.
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British Dictionary definitions for darkle

darkle

/ (ˈdɑːkəl) /

verb archaic, or literary

to grow dark; darken

(intr) to appear dark or indistinct

Word Origin for darkle

C19: back formation from darkling

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