darken
to make dark or darker.
to make obscure.
to make less white or clear in color.
to make gloomy; sadden: He darkened the festivities by his presence.
to make blind.
to become dark or darker.
to become obscure.
to become less white or clear in color.
to grow clouded, as with gloom or anger.
to become blind.
Idioms about darken
darken someone's door, to come to visit; make an appearance: Never darken my door again!
Origin of darken
1Other words for darken
Other words from darken
- dark·en·er, noun
- un·dark·en, verb (used with object)
- well-darkened, adjective
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How to use darken in a sentence
The sky above the mosque darkens, splits, and rain starts hammering down.
Tens of thousands line up to pay their respects as Hurricane Danny moves slowly up the Atlantic seaboard and darkens the sky.
In time this slightly darkens the colour of the leather, but it keeps it from cracking.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanThe beard increases; the hair becomes crisper; and the complexion darkens.
The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies | Robert Gordon LathamThe shade of gravity which so usually darkens his poetry, is often heightened to the most solemn seriousness.
A Letter on Shakspere's Authorship of The Two Noble Kinsmen | William Spalding
Between Rickie and Gerald there lay a shadow that darkens life more often than we suppose.
The Longest Journey | E. M. ForsterThere seems to be a shuddering in the branches—the light fades upon yonder sunny woodlands—the foreground darkens apace.
Parsifal | H. R. Haweis
British Dictionary definitions for darken
/ (ˈdɑːkən) /
to make or become dark or darker
to make or become gloomy, angry, or sad: his mood darkened
darken someone's door (usually used with a negative) to visit someone: never darken my door again!
Derived forms of darken
- darkener, noun
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