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darkle

[ dahr-kuhl ]
/ ˈdɑr kəl /
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verb (used without object), dar·kled, dar·kling.
to appear dark; show indistinctly.
to grow dark, gloomy, etc.
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Origin of darkle

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

Words nearby darkle

dark glasses, dark horse, dark internet, darkish, dark lantern, darkle, darkling, darkling beetle, darkly, dark matter, dark meat
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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 Hughes

  • Whom It quickens, let them darkle to extinction swift and sure.

    A Cluster of Grapes|Various

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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