Darkling
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɑː(ɹ)klɪŋ/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Darkling is an adverb meaning In the dark; in obscurity.
Meaning
In the dark; in obscurity.
More Meanings
- (poetic) Dark; growing dark; darkening.
- (figurative) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.
- present participle and gerund of darkle
- (fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
- (poetic) A demon.
- (rare) Darkness.
- (obsolete) A child of darkness; someone dark by nature or who has grown dark in character.
Example Sentences
As the wakeful bird sings darkling.
So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling.
And we are here as on a darkling plain Swept with confused alarms of struggle and flight, Where ignorant armies clash by night
The air is cool and it’s darkling, / And calmly flows the Rhine; / The mountain tops are sparkling / In sunset’s parting shrine.
Word Forms
- darklings
Synonyms for darkling
Depending on context, synonyms include dark.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dark, dern, deathling, drow, daemon, demilich.
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