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Definition of darkling - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
mysteryDated obscure or taking place unseenDated
- Their darkling meeting was shrouded in secrecy.
2.
threateningDated uncannily or threateningly darkDated
- The forest had a darkling presence at night.
Adverb
1.
darknessDated in the dark or nightDated
- The travelers moved darkling through the forest.
2.
obscurityDated in obscurity or without clear understandingDated
- He pondered darkling over the mysterious message.
Noun
fantasy creatureRare creature that lives in darkness or shadowsRare
- The darkling crept silently through the cave.
Expressions with darkling
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sluggish hard-bodied black beetle feeding on decaying material
Darkling beetles help decompose organic matter in the forest.
Origin of darkling
Old English, deorc (dark) + -ling (diminutive suffix)
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insect
larval stage of darkling beetles often used in biology
Examples of darkling in a sentence
A darkling figure moved silently in the night. The darkling sky warned of an approaching storm. A darkling mood settled over the town. They whispered darkling under the moonlit sky. The cat prowled darkling in the alley. She wandered darkling through the foggy forest.
He moved darkling in the shadowy alley. A darkling darted between the trees, trailing whispers behind it. The mage trapped a darkling in a lantern of blue glass.
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- French:mystérieux, dans l'obscurité, ...
- German:dunkel, im Dunkeln, ...
- Italian:misterioso, nell'oscurità, ...
- Spanish:oscuro, en la oscuridad, ...
- Portuguese:sombrio, na escuridão, ...
- Chinese:神秘的, 在黑暗中, ...
- Japanese:秘密の, 暗闇の中, ...
- Arabic:غامض, لَيْلًا, ...
- Hebrew:מִסְתּוֹרִי, בַּחֲשֵׁכָה, ...
- Russian:таинственный, в темноте, ...
- Ukrainian:таємничий, в темряві, ...
- Hindi:अंधकारमय, अंधेरे में, ...
Definition of darkle - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
visibilityRare appear dark or indistinctRare
- The landscape darkled in the twilight.
2.
becoming gloomyRare become dark or gloomyRare
- The sky began to darkle as the storm approached..
Origin of darkle
Old English, deorc (dark) + -le (diminutive)
Examples of darkle in a sentence
As the storm approached, the horizon began to darkle. The room began to darkle as the sun set. His mood seemed to darkle with the news.
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- French:s'assombrir, ...
- German:dunkeln, dunkel werden, ...
- Italian:oscurarsi, scurirsi, ...
- Spanish:oscurecer, oscurecerse, ...
- Portuguese:escurecer, tornar-se sombrio, ...
- Chinese:变得, 变得阴沉, ...
- Japanese:暗くなる, 陰る, ...
- Arabic:أَظْلَمَ, غَمُقَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהִירָאוֹת כָּהֶה, לְהִתְקַדֵּר, ...
- Russian:темнеть, становиться мрачным, ...
- Ukrainian:потемніти, ставати похмурим, ...
- Hindi:अंधेरा होना, मंद होना, ...
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