darkening someone's door

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

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of darken someone's door
Cite this entry
APA

darkening someone's door. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkening%20someone's%20door

MLA

“darkening someone's door.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkening%20someone's%20door. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkening someone's door,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkening%20someone's%20door.

Source: darkening someone's door on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.