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Darkle

//ˈdɑɹk(ə)l// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To be dark; to be visible only darkly.

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

  2. 2
    To become dark; to show indistinctly.

Etymology

Back-formation from darkling.

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