darkling

dar·kling

 (där′klĭng)

adv.

In the dark.

adj.

1. Occurring or enacted in the dark.

2. Dark; dim.

n.

The dark: "She carried some rugs for me through the shrubbery in the darkling" (H.G. Wells).

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darkling

(ˈdɑːklɪŋ)

adv, adj

in the dark or night

adj

darkening or almost dark; obscure

[C15: from dark + -ling²]

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dark•ling

(ˈdɑrk lɪŋ)

adv.

1. in the dark.

adj.

2. dark; obscure.

[1425–75; late Middle English derkelyng; see dark, -ling²]

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	darkling - uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish 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"
	2.	darkling - (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey" poesy, poetry, verse - literature in metrical form 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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