US /ˈdɑrklɪŋ/ UK /ˈdɑːklɪŋ/
adj adv

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    in the dark or growing dark; obscure

    The poet wandered the darkling moor at dusk.

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Synonyms
1 adj · in the dark or growing... dimshadowyobscuremurkydusky
Opposites
Word family
Related forms darkdarksomedarkle

Etymology

From English 'dark' + the adverbial suffix -ling ('in the manner of'); the word was reanalysed as an adjective by later poets such as Milton and Keats.

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