Definition of DARKLING

darkling

Plural: darklings

Adjective Satellite

  • uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; ; -Archibald MacLeish
    • "a darkling glance"
    • "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"
  • (poetic) occurring in the dark or night
    • "a darkling journey"

Adv

  • In the dark; in obscurity.

Adj

  • Dark; growing dark; darkening.
  • Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark.

Noun

  • Darkness.
  • A child of darkness; someone dark by nature or who has grown dark in character.
  • A creature that lives in the dark.
  • A demon.

Verb

  • present participle and gerund of darkle

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English derkelyng. By surface analysis, dark + -ling.

Scrabble Score: 14

darkling: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
darkling: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
darkling: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

darkling: valid Words With Friends Word