darkening Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun changing to a darker color
    blackening.
  2. verb become dark or darker
    darken.
    • The sky darkened
  3. verb tarnish or stain
    darken.
    • a scandal that darkened the family's good name
  4. verb make dark or darker
    darken.
    • darken a room
  5. adjective satellite becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over
    • the darkening sky

WordNet


Dark"en*ing noun
Definitions
  1. Twilight; gloaming. Prov. Eng. & Scot. Wright.

Webster 1913