darkle
[ dahr-kuh l ]
/ ˈdɑr kəl /
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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,
- darkling,
- darkling beetle,
- darkly,
- darkness,
- darkroom
Origin of darkle
1790–1800; back formation from darkling, adv. taken as present participle
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Whom It quickens, let them darkle to extinction swift and sure.
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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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