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Adjective: darkling  daa(r)k-ling
  1. Uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure
    "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"
     
  2. (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
    "a darkling journey"
Verb: darkle  daa(r)-kul
  1. Grow dark or gloomy; become obscure or indistinct
    "The sky darkled as the storm approached"

See also: dark

Encyclopedia: Darkling