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Meanings of darkening in English

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obscuriment

Changing to a darker color.

obscuriment

Grim.

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Examples for "grim"
1
It is possible the situation is less grim than it currently appears.
Reuters
2
The Baghdad I left behind five years ago was a grim place.
The Guardian
3
Scotland's chief medical officer had another grim message for the public today.
BBC
4
They bring the grim reality of male violence into our living rooms.
The Guardian
5
This was the actual, and often quite grim, reality of the frontier.
Empire of the Summer Moon
1
The planet's inhabitants will remain gloomy, however, even despite their new surroundings.
Wired
2
Chris's own father had reached the gloomy state of mind long ago.
Cities in Flight
3
In general, he had the most gloomy ideas concerning almost all events.
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 1 / Being se...
4
Rival Spanish hotel chain Melia MEL.MC reported similarly gloomy results last week.
Reuters
5
But it may point to a gloomy long-term outlook for energy prices.
Reuters

Darkening.

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Usage of darkening in English
1
Several hours later, Thorp left Shannon's office into the darkening November night.
The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
2
He went, leaving me alone lost in thought in the darkening shrine.
She and Allan
3
Fear snaked its way into the quickly darkening recesses of her mind.
The darkest touch
4
And then he stumbled over something in another darkening of the moon.
The Country Beyond: A Romance of the Wilderness
5
The skies east were already darkening and the skies west turning gold.
The Tangle Box
6
Affected fish showed darkening, erratic swimming and abdominal distension with associated ascites.
Pubmed
7
Now, in the darkening night, he perceived the vanity of such intentions.
The War in the Air
8
We drifted on for a space in silence through the darkening sky.
Equality
9
Long reefs of dull red cloud racked over the darkening western horizon.
No country for old men
10
With the sudden darkening, dread fell on the face of the land.
The Emigrant Trail
11
Venus came into view above the airport, glimmering against the darkening blue.
Full dark, no stars
12
The good priest heaved a sigh and glanced round the darkening prospect.
On the Frontier
13
Koppy went to the window and looked through into the darkening shadows.
The Return of Blue Pete
14
There came from the darkening uplands the sound of a lost soul.
Malvina of Brittany
15
She stood a minute in silence, her eyes upon the darkening sky.
To Have and to Hold
16
He disappeared in the darkening entrance, but was back again almost immediately.
Flamsted quarries
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Darkening through the time
Darkening across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common