Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. & Scot. Twilight; gloaming.
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- verb Present participle of
darken .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
- noun changing to a darker color
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Examples
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But then his gaze dropped, his expression darkening into its familiar scowl.
Boys and Girls Like You and Me Aryn Kyle 2010
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But then his gaze dropped, his expression darkening into its familiar scowl.
Boys and Girls Like You and Me Aryn Kyle 2010
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But then his gaze dropped, his expression darkening into its familiar scowl.
Boys and Girls Like You and Me Aryn Kyle 2010
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But then his gaze dropped, his expression darkening into its familiar scowl.
Boys and Girls Like You and Me Aryn Kyle 2010
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Rich came running up behind me, his expression darkening as he took in the ransacked tent.
The Children of the Lost FRANKLIN W. DIXON 2009
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Rich came running up behind me, his expression darkening as he took in the ransacked tent.
The Children of the Lost FRANKLIN W. DIXON 2009
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Every child must leave the nest someday, he said, his expression darkening like someone who had to face an unpleasant truth.
Lightning Strikes V.C. ANDREWS® 2000
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Every child must leave the nest someday, he said, his expression darkening like someone who had to face an unpleasant truth.
Lightning Strikes V.C. ANDREWS® 2000
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Every child must leave the nest someday, he said, his expression darkening like someone who had to face an unpleasant truth.
Lightning Strikes V.C. ANDREWS® 2000
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Every child must leave the nest someday, he said, his expression darkening like someone who had to face an unpleasant truth.
Lightning Strikes V.C. ANDREWS® 2000
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