darkle

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UK/ˈdɑːk(ə)l/US/ˈdɑɹk(ə)l/

verb

To be dark; to be visible only darkly.

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Meanings

verbdarkle (third-person singular simple present darkles, present participle darkling, simple past and past participle darkled)

present singular third person darkles · participle present darkling · participle past darkled · past darkled

  1. To be dark; to be visible only darkly.

    Thus to their hopeless eyes the night was shown, / And grimly darkled o'er the faces pale [...].

    1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.49
  2. To become dark; to show indistinctly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
darken

Origin

Back-formation from darkling. Equivalent to dark + -le.

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Cite this entry
APA

darkle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkle

MLA

“darkle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkle. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “darkle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/darkle.

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