'Darkling' definitions:
Definition of 'darkling'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish
adjective
(poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
Definition of 'Darkling'
From: GCIDE
- Darkling \Dark"ling\, p. pr. & a.
- 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. [1913 Webster]
- His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." --Moore. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Darkling'
From: GCIDE
- Darkling \Dark"ling\ (d[aum]rk"l[i^]ng), adv. [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.] In the dark. [Poetic] [1913 Webster]
- So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. --Milton. [1913 Webster]