Thesaurus: darkling
In the dark.
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Definitions
- adv. In the dark.
- p. pr. & a. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
- p. pr. & a. Dark; gloomy.
- adj. uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
- adj. (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
- In the dark. [Poetic] So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak. As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. Milton. 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray. 2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." Moore.
- In the dark. [Poetic]So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak.As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. Milton.
- j:100 s. uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure s. (poetic) occurring in the dark or night