Meaning & use
darkling
Occurring in darkness, or growing dark; used in literary or poetic language.
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The poem describes a darkling plain where confused armies clash by night.
Owls called out across the darkling woods as evening fell.
A note on using this word
Darkling is a literary and poetic word, rarely used in everyday speech, and appears mainly in classic English poetry.
Words with a similar meaning
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