 darkening |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over | |
| Examples: | "the darkening sky" |
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| Related terms: | dark | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] characterized by hopelessness; filled with gloom | |
| Synonyms: | gloomy grim | |
| Examples: | "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face" "gloomy predictions" "a gloomy silence" "took a grim view of the economy" "the darkening mood" |
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| Related terms: | hopeless | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (color) changing to a darker color | |
| Synonyms: | blackening | |
| Related terms: | change_of_color obfuscation darken | |
| Similar spelling: |
darken darkened |
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