noun
- Changing to a darker color.
- synonyms: blackening
verb
- Become dark or darker.
- usage: "The sky darkened"
- synonyms: darken
- Tarnish or stain.
- usage: "a scandal that darkened the family's good name"
- synonyms: darken
- Make dark or darker.
- usage: "darken a room"
- synonyms: darken
adjective
- Becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over.
- usage: "the darkening sky"
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