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darkling

ADV กำลัง มืด kam-lang-mued

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DARKLING

a.Being in the dark, or without light; a poetical word.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DARKLING

Dark "ling, adv. Etym: [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling. ]

Defn: In the dark. [Poetic ] So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak. As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. Milton.

DARKLING

DARKLING Dark "ling, p. pr. & a.

1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray.

2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice. " Moore.

New American Oxford Dictionary

darkling

dark ling |ˈdärkliNG ˈdɑrklɪŋ | ▶adjective literary of or relating to growing darkness: the darkling sky. ORIGIN Middle English: from dark + -ling, a suffix denoting condition or situation. The verb darkle is a back-formation dating from the 15th century.

darkling beetle

dark ling bee tle ▶noun a dark-colored nocturnal beetle, typically with reduced or absent wings. [Family Tenebrionidae: numerous genera and species. ]

Oxford Dictionary

darkling

dark |ling |ˈdɑːklɪŋ | ▶adjective literary growing dark or characterized by darkness: the darkling sky.

darkling beetle

dark |ling bee ¦tle ▶noun a dark-coloured nocturnal beetle, typically with reduced or absent wings. ●Family Tenebrionidae: numerous genera and species.