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Webster 1913 Edition
Darkling
Dark′ling
(därk′lĭng)
, adv.
[
Dark
+ the adverbial suffix -ling
.] In the dark.
[Poetic]
So, out went the candle, and we were left
darkling
. Shakespeare
As the wakeful bird
Sings darkling
. Milton.
Dark′ling
,p.
pr.
& Adj.
1.
Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
His honest brows
darkling
as he looked towards me. Thackeray.
2.
Dark; gloomy.
“The darkling precipice.” Moore.
Webster 1828 Edition
Darkling
D'ARKLING
,Adj.