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Darkling
Pronunciation : Dark"ling
Part of Speech : adv.
Etymology : [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.]
Definition : Defn: In the dark. [Poetic] So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak. As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. Milton.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Dark"ling
Part of Speech : p.
Definition : 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray.
2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." Moore.
pr. & a.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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