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[ verb ] become dark or darker
Examples "The sky darkened" Used in print (Christopher Davis, First Family....)The stethoscope glinted silver in the darkening room . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)When he had stored his stock in the great oak chest , locked the two big hasps and secured the additional chain , tied the fly of the tent , and picked_up the cash box , he moved_up the darkening street . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` Do you remember the woman in the French_Alps who was all alone with her sheep one day when the sun darkened ominously ? Related terms |
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[ verb ] become or make darker
Synonyms Examples "The screen darkened" "He darkened the colors by adding brown" Related terms |
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[ verb ] tarnish or stain
Examples : "a scandal that darkened the family's good name" Related terms |
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