darkle

English

Etymology

Back-formation from darkling.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑːk(ə)l/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdɑɹk(ə)l/

Verb

darkle (third-person singular simple present darkles, present participle darkling, simple past and past participle darkled)

1. To be dark; to be visible only darkly.
   • 1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.49:

     Thus to their hopeless eyes the night was shown, / And grimly darkled o'er the faces pale [...].

2. To become dark; to show indistinctly.

Anagrams

• larked