darkle

[dahr-kuhl]

dar·kle

[dahr-kuhl]
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 (ˈdɑːkəl)
 
vb
1.  to grow dark; darken
2.  (intr) to appear dark or indistinct
 
[C19: back formation from darkling]

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