darkle

[ dahr-kuhl ]

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

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

Origin of darkle

1790–1800; 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 Hughes
Whom 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

C19: back formation from darkling

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