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darkening down

darkening down is the present participle and gerund of darken down.

Meaning of darken down

Verb

darken down (third-person singular simple present darkens down, present participle darkening down, simple past and past participle darkened down)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To become or make (something) darker.

Questions about darkening down

What is darkening down the present participle and gerund of?
Darkening down is the present participle and gerund of darken down.

Words near darkening down in the dictionary

  1. darkenesse
  2. darkenest
  3. darkeneth
  4. darkening
  5. darkening a church door
  6. darkening down
  7. darkening someone's door
  8. darkening up
  9. darkeningly
  10. darkenings
  11. darkens

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