darken
verb [I] /ˈdɑː.kən/
/ˈdɑːr-/ Definition
› to become dark: The sky darkened as thick smoke billowed from the blazing oil well.Darkness and becoming dark darkened /-kənd/ adjective › We crept slowly along the darkened (= without light) corridor.Darkness and becoming dark
(Definition of darken verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black sth out phrasal verb (NO LIGHT)
- blackness noun
- blackout noun (HIDING)
- dark adjective (WITHOUT LIGHT)
- deepen verb (DARK)
- dingy adjective
- dull adjective (NOT BRIGHT)
- half-light noun
- inky adjective
- matt adjective
- moonless adjective
- pitch-dark adjective
- shade noun (SLIGHT DARKNESS)
- shadow noun (DARKNESS)
- shadow verb (DARKNESS)
- shadowy adjective
- shady adjective (SLIGHT DARKNESS)
- silhouette noun
- Stygian adjective
- the gloaming noun
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