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darkles

darkles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of darkle.

Meaning of darkle

Verb

darkle (third-person singular simple present darkles, present participle darkling, simple past and past participle darkled)

  1. To be dark; to be visible only darkly.
    • Thus to their hopeless eyes the night was shown, / And grimly darkled o'er the faces pale [...].1819, Lord Byron, Don Juan, II.49
  2. To become dark; to show indistinctly.

Questions about darkles

What is darkles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Darkles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of darkle.

Words near darkles in the dictionary

  1. darkish
  2. darkishly
  3. darkishness
  4. darkle
  5. darkled
  6. darkles
  7. darklier
  8. darkliest
  9. Darklina
  10. darkling
  11. darkling beetle

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