What does nighten mean?
Nighten means (intransitive) To become night or grow dark, as night..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
(intransitive) To become night or grow dark, as night..
The flame of these smudge pots was just the type which presented itself in my vision, fluttering like a flag and giving off enough dark smoke to nighten the wooden sculpture above and around the flame.
A flash of pretty fireworks in a nightening sky falling down, making the dry field catch fire.
A dark place, a shadowed place, only a blot against the eternally nightened skies.
Use nighten when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nighten means (intransitive) To become night or grow dark, as night..
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The flame of these smudge pots was just the type which presented itself in my vision, fluttering like a flag and giving off enough dark smoke to nighten the wooden sculpture above and around the flame.
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