darken
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The meaning (definition) of the word darken
to become less bright and fill with shadow
The word darken used in a sentence
“The sky will darken before the storm.”
Words that mean the same as darken (synonyms)
dimshade
Words that mean the opposite of darken (antonyms)
brighten
How the word darken is said around the world
| French | s’assombrir (sah-som-BREER) |
| Spanish | oscurecer (ohs-koo-reh-THER) |
| Mandarin | 变暗 (byen ahn) |
| Hindi | अँधेरा होना (un-DHAY-rah HOH-nah) |
| Arabic | يُظْلِم (YUZ-lim) |
| Russian | темнеть (teem-NYEHT) |
| Portuguese (EU) | escurecer (esh-koo-ruh-SAYR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | escurecer (es-koo-reh-SER) |
| Japanese | くらくなる (koo-RAH-koo NAH-roo) |
| German | sich verdunkeln (zikh fer-DOON-keln) |
| Urdu | اندھیرا ہونا (an-DHAY-raa HOH-naa) |
| Punjabi | ਹਨੇਰਾ ਹੋਣਾ (ha-NAY-raa HOH-naa) |
| Korean | 어두워지다 (uh-doo-WOH-jee-dah) |
| Hebrew | לְהַחְשִׁיךְ (leh-hakh-SHEEKH) |
| Greek | σκοτεινιάζω (sko-tee-NYA-zo) |
| Dutch | donker worden (DON-kur WOR-dun) |
| Tagalog | dumilim (duu-mee-LEEM) |
| Vietnamese | tối dần (toy ZUN) |
| Turkish | kararmak (kah-rahr-MAHK) |
| Persian | تاریک شدن (taa-REEK sho-DAN) |
| Polish | ciemnieć (CHEM-nyech) |
| Ukrainian | темніти (tem-NEE-tee) |
| Bengali | অন্ধকার হওয়া (ON-dho-kahr HOH-ah) |
| Swedish | mörkna (MURK-nah) |
| Italian | oscurarsi (oh-skoo-RAHR-see) |
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