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darken someone's doorway

darken someone's doorway is the alternative form of darken someone's door.

Meaning of darken someone's door

Verb

darken someone's door (third-person singular simple present darkens someone's door, present participle darkening someone's door, simple past and past participle darkened someone's door)

  1. (idiomatic) To arrive at someone's residence or location, especially as an unexpected visitor.
    • "I'll tell you, Peter," said I, "were I my lord, and a friend or kinsman of mine should leave the town while the court was sitting, that kinsman, or be he what he liked, should never darken my door again."1824, Sir Walter Scott, Redgauntlet, Letter 13

Forms of darken someone's doorway

third-person singular presentdarkens someone's doorway
present participledarkening someone's doorway
past participledarkened someone's doorway
pastdarkened someone's doorway

Questions about darken someone's doorway

What is darken someone's doorway the alternative form of?
Darken someone's doorway is the alternative form of darken someone's door.

Words near darken someone's doorway in the dictionary

  1. darken
  2. darken a church door
  3. darken down
  4. darken someone's door
  5. darken someone's doorstep
  6. darken someone's doorway
  7. darken up
  8. darkened
  9. darkened a church door
  10. darkened down
  11. darkened someone's door

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