darken

verb

dark·en ˈdär-kən How to pronounce darken (audio)

darkened; darkening ˈdär-kə-niŋ How to pronounce darken (audio)

intransitive verb

: to grow dark : become obscured

the skies were darkening

: to become gloomy

his mood darkened

transitive verb

: to make dark

: to make less clear : obscure

the financial crisis darkened the future of the company

: taint, tarnish

darkened his reputation

: to cast a gloom over

: to make of darker color

darkener

ˈdär-kə-nər How to pronounce darken (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

The sky darkened and it started to rain. Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry. The wood will darken as it ages. The bad news darkened his mood. The last days of her life were darkened by illness. His mood darkened after he heard the bad news. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Refrigerate the stuffed poblanos and the sauce separately for up to 3 days; the sauce may darken over time.

Bill Esparza, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 When the feature is active, any wallpapers with a depth effect will be removed and the screen will darken.

Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 The plane’s interior boasted a better cabin climate to reduce jet lag, big overhead bins and large windows that darken with the touch of a button rather than a pull-down shade.

Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 26 June 2022 When the vegetables begin to darken just slightly at the edges, take the pot off the heat.

Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 The residents of Kharkiv were required by emergency decree to darken their homes at night, so as not to provide Russian planes or artillerists with targets.

James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Add the onion, season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and several grinds of black pepper and cook, stirring, until the onion starts to darken at the edges, about 6 minutes.

Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021 The outlook for the rest of the year may darken further.

New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 He's only allowed to write stories that will darken the world.

Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 18 July 2022 See More

darkening 1 of 2

adjective

as in dark

causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer a darkening sky that seemed to match our downcast spirits

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bleak
somber
depressive
depressing
gray
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lonely
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black
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sunless
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louring
dour
lowery
loury

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bright
comforting
cheerful
friendly
cheery
sunshiny
festive
joyous
gay
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merry
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buoyant
blithe
mirthful
encouraging
jolly
optimistic
gay
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jocund
heartwarming
lighthearted
lightsome

darkening

2 of 2

verb

present participle of darken

as in frowning

to take on a gloomy or forbidding look his face slowly darkened as we told him the sad news

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frowning
staring
glooming
glowering
scowling
lowering
louring
brooding
raging
pouting
glaring
steaming
angering
threatening
sulking
menacing
storming
moping
bristling
fuming
intimidating
petting

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brightening
lightening
cheering (up)
perking (up)

as in fading

to grow dark the sky darkened as a storm moved in

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fading
blackening
dimming
dusking
glooming
waning
closing in
blacking out
lowering
louring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lighting
brightening
lightening
shining
glowing
dawning
radiating
beaming

as in obscuring

to make dark, dim, or indistinct years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen

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obscuring
blurring
blackening
clouding
dimming
overshadowing
shrouding
overcasting
shadowing
fogging
misting
beclouding
hazing
shading
concealing
hiding
blearing
dislimning
overclouding
obliterating
befogging
eclipsing
bedimming
covering
masking
adumbrating
fuzzing (up)
curtaining
camouflaging
veiling
screening
disguising
blotting out
cloaking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

brightening
lightening
illuminating
lighting (up)
revealing
exposing
illumining
uncovering
unveiling

as in staining

to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable the scandal darkened his otherwise sterling reputation

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staining
marring
poisoning
spoiling
tainting
touching
blackening
tarnishing
lowering
distorting
vitiating
blurring
smearing
degrading
blemishing
discoloring
clouding
corrupting
discrediting
soiling
smudging
polluting
dirtying
besmirching
sullying
coloring
disgracing
sinking
shaming
debasing
tarring
debauching
twisting
subverting
cheapening
besmearing
depraving
perverting
smutting
fouling
demeaning
dishonoring
smirching
demoralizing
abasing
begriming
bastardizing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

cleansing
purifying
magnifying
elevating
uplifting
glorifying
hallowing
ennobling
dignifying
enshrining

单词	darkening
释义	darken verb dark·en ˈdär-kən darkened; darkening ˈdär-kə-niŋ intransitive verb 1 : to grow dark : become obscured the skies were darkening 2 : to become gloomy his mood darkened transitive verb 1 : to make dark 2 : to make less clear : obscure the financial crisis darkened the future of the company 3 : taint, tarnish darkened his reputation 4 : to cast a gloom over 5 : to make of darker color darkener ˈdär-kə-nər noun Synonyms gloom glower lower lour See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences The sky darkened and it started to rain. Her face darkens to a deep red when she gets angry. The wood will darken as it ages. The bad news darkened his mood. The last days of her life were darkened by illness. His mood darkened after he heard the bad news. See More Recent Examples on the Web Refrigerate the stuffed poblanos and the sauce separately for up to 3 days; the sauce may darken over time. Bill Esparza, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 When the feature is active, any wallpapers with a depth effect will be removed and the screen will darken. Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Sep. 2022 The plane’s interior boasted a better cabin climate to reduce jet lag, big overhead bins and large windows that darken with the touch of a button rather than a pull-down shade. Andrew Tangel, WSJ, 26 June 2022 When the vegetables begin to darken just slightly at the edges, take the pot off the heat. Kitty Greenwald, WSJ, 17 Aug. 2022 The residents of Kharkiv were required by emergency decree to darken their homes at night, so as not to provide Russian planes or artillerists with targets. James Verini, New York Times, 19 May 2022 Add the onion, season with 1/4 teaspoon of salt and several grinds of black pepper and cook, stirring, until the onion starts to darken at the edges, about 6 minutes. Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2021 The outlook for the rest of the year may darken further. New York Times, 29 Apr. 2022 He's only allowed to write stories that will darken the world. Samantha Highfill, EW.com, 18 July 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1 Phrases Containing darken darken someone's door/doors darken someone's door/doors Kids Definition darken verb dark·en ˈdär-kən darkened; darkening 1 : to make or grow dark or darker … in three months the long Arctic night that lasted for sixty-six days would darken the top of the world. Jean Craighead George, Julie of the Wolves 2 : to make or become gloomy Her mood darkened with the news. darkening 1 of 2 adjective as in dark causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer a darkening sky that seemed to match our downcast spirits Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dark bleak somber depressive depressing gray desolate lonely murky blue black solemn cold lonesome morbid gloomy grey chill cloudy dismal sullen miserable cheerless wretched melancholy drear sunless depressed disconsolate lugubrious saturnine dreary oppressive morose dire elegiac tenebrous sad forlorn funereal godforsaken sepulchral glum comfortless sombre plutonian dim dull elegiacal distressing negative down dreich tenebrific Cimmerian unhappy discouraging mournful menacing desperate grim melancholic low upsetting discomfiting woebegone distressful droopy lowering dejected hopeless woeful dismaying hangdog sorrowful dispiriting threatening mirthless pessimistic inconsolable drab despondent disheartening lamentable colorless plaintive louring dour lowery loury Antonyms & Near Antonyms bright comforting cheerful friendly cheery sunshiny festive joyous gay joyful merry cordial buoyant blithe mirthful encouraging jolly optimistic gay cheering hopeful blithesome jocund heartwarming lighthearted lightsome See More darkening 2 of 2 verb present participle of darken 1 as in frowning to take on a gloomy or forbidding look his face slowly darkened as we told him the sad news Synonyms & Similar Words frowning staring glooming glowering scowling lowering louring brooding raging pouting glaring steaming angering threatening sulking menacing storming moping bristling fuming intimidating petting Antonyms & Near Antonyms brightening lightening cheering (up) perking (up) 2 as in fading to grow dark the sky darkened as a storm moved in Synonyms & Similar Words fading blackening dimming dusking glooming waning closing in blacking out lowering louring Antonyms & Near Antonyms lighting brightening lightening shining glowing dawning radiating beaming See More 3 as in obscuring to make dark, dim, or indistinct years of accumulated grime have darkened the painting until it can barely be seen Synonyms & Similar Words obscuring blurring blackening clouding dimming overshadowing shrouding overcasting shadowing fogging misting beclouding hazing shading concealing hiding blearing dislimning overclouding obliterating befogging eclipsing bedimming covering masking adumbrating fuzzing (up) curtaining camouflaging veiling screening disguising blotting out cloaking Antonyms & Near Antonyms brightening lightening illuminating lighting (up) revealing exposing illumining uncovering unveiling See More 4 as in staining to affect slightly with something morally bad or undesirable the scandal darkened his otherwise sterling reputation Synonyms & Similar Words staining marring poisoning spoiling tainting touching blackening tarnishing lowering distorting vitiating blurring smearing degrading blemishing discoloring clouding corrupting discrediting soiling smudging polluting dirtying besmirching sullying coloring disgracing sinking shaming debasing tarring debauching twisting subverting cheapening besmearing depraving perverting smutting fouling demeaning dishonoring smirching demoralizing abasing begriming bastardizing Antonyms & Near Antonyms cleansing purifying magnifying elevating uplifting glorifying hallowing ennobling dignifying enshrining See More
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