darkle

/ˈdɑrkəl/
verb
  1. To become dark or gloomy; to grow dim or obscure.
    • She watched the horizon darkle as the sun slipped below the sea.
    • The old photograph had darkled with age, its colors fading into shadows.
    • As the storm approached, the sky began to darkle ominously.
  2. To appear darkly or indistinctly; to show as a dark shape or mass.
    • The forest darkled with mystery as the last light vanished.
    • In the twilight, the distant mountains darkled against the purple sky.
    • Through the fog, the outline of the ship darkled on the water.
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