darkling Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Dark"ling adverb
Etymology
Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.
Definitions
  1. In the dark. Poetic
    So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. Shak.
    As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. Milton.
Dark"ling present participle & adjective
Definitions
  1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
    His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. Thackeray.
  2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." Moore.

Webster 1913