dark·en (där k n)v. dark·ened, dark·en·ing, dark·ens v.tr. 1. a. To make dark or darker. b. To give a darker hue to. 2. To fill with sadness; make gloomy. 3. To render vague or uncertain; obscure: The sudden drop in stock prices darkened the future for investors. 4. To tarnish or stain: a scandal that darkened the family's good name. v.intr. To become dark or darker. dark en·er n. |
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| Noun | 1. | darkening - changing to a darker color change of color - an act that changes the light that something reflects obfuscation - darkening or obscuring the sight of something |
| Adj. | 1. | darkening - becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over; "the darkening sky" dark - devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black; "sitting in a dark corner"; "a dark day"; "dark shadows"; "dark as the inside of a black cat" |
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