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Definition of Darkle
1. v. i. To grow dark; to show indistinctly.
Definition of Darkle
1. Verb. To be dark; to be visible only darkly. ¹
2. Verb. To become dark; to show indistinctly. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Darkle
1. to become dark [v -KLED, -KLING, -KLES] - See also: dark
Lexicographical Neighbors of Darkle
Literary usage of Darkle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"[Ppr. of darkle, ».] 1 . Dark ; obscure ; gloomy. Moore, Fire Worshippers.
What -IMI m- our darkling pathway swept ! And down the darkling precipice Are ..."
2. Dictionary of Americanisms: A Glossary of Words and Phrases Usually Regarded by John Russell Bartlett (1877)
"I wish de legislatur would set dis darkle free, Oh! what a happy place den de
darkle land would be. We 'd have a darkle parliament, An' darkle codes of law, ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"See DEPRESS, SULLY. darken, vi 1. dark (archaic or poetic); spec, darkle (literary),
... In the sense of "to grow angry looking": darkle, cloud. darkening;, ..."
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