3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Darkling \Dark"ling\ (d[aum]rk"l[i^]ng), adv. [Dark + the adverbial suffix -ling.] In the dark. [Poetic] [1913 Webster] So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. --Shak. [1913 Webster] As the wakeful bird Sings darkling. --Milton. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Darkling \Dark"ling\, p. pr. & a. 1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing. [1913 Webster] His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." --Moore. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: darkling adj 1: uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish 2: (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey"
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