darkening

Noun · Adjective

WordNet 3.0

becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over“the darkening sky”

Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Darkened (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Darkening (-n*[i^]ng).] [AS. deorcian. See Dark, a.]

1.To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure; as, a darkened room. [1913 Webster]

They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened.— Ex. x. 15.[1913 Webster]

So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began To darken all the hill.— Milton.[1913 Webster]

2.To render dim; to deprive of vision. [1913 Webster]

Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.— Rom. xi. 10.[1913 Webster]

3.To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible. [1913 Webster]

Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom darkenhis foresight.— Bacon.[1913 Webster]

Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?— Job. xxxviii. 2.[1913 Webster]

4.To cast a gloom upon. [1913 Webster]

With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not The mirth of the feast.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

5.To make foul; to sully; to tarnish. [1913 Webster]

I must not think there are Evils enough to darken all his goodness.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Darkening \Dark"en*ing\, n. Twilight; gloaming. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright. [1913 Webster]