darken someone's doorway

A form of darken someone's door — To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.

Meanings

verbdarken someone's doorway (third-person singular simple present darkens someone's doorway, present participle darkening someone's doorway, simple past and past participle darkened someone's doorway)

present singular third person darkens someone's doorway · participle present darkening someone's doorway · participle past darkened someone's doorway · past darkened someone's doorway

  1. alternativeAlternative form of darken someone's door.
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Chicago

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