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darkle
[
dahr
-k
uh
l
]
dar·kle
/
ˈdɑr
kəl
/
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[
dahr
-k
uh
l
]
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verb (used without object),
dar·kled,
dar·kling.
1.
to appear dark; show indistinctly.
2.
to grow dark, gloomy, etc.
Origin:
1790–1800;
back formation from
darkling
,
adv. taken as present participle
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darkle
(ˈdɑːk
ə
l)
—
vb
1.
to grow dark; darken
2.
(
intr
) to appear dark or indistinct
[C19: back formation from
darkling
]
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