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darkle

[ dahr-kuh l ]
/ ˈdɑr kəl /

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

to appear dark; show indistinctly.
to grow dark, gloomy, etc.

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Which of the options below is the best punctuation for the sentence? It__s your turn to pick the movie __ but your sister gets to pick the board game we _ re going to play.
Its your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game we’re going to play.
It’s your turn to pick the movie but your sister gets to pick the board game were going to play.
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Origin of darkle

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

Words nearby darkle

dark-field microscope, darken, darken someone's door, darkie, darkish, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, darkness, darkroom
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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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