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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Darkling \Dark"ling\, adv [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.] In the dark. [Poetic] So out went the candle, and we were left darkling. --Shak. As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Darkling \Dark"ling\, p. pr & a. 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me --Thackeray. 2. Dark; gloomy. ``The darkling precipice.'' --Moore. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: darkling adj 1: uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish 2: (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
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