Darkling

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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]
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           So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling.


                                                    --Shak.
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           As the wakeful bird
           Sings darkling.                          --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Darkling \Dark"ling\, p. pr. & a.
     1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.
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              His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me.
                                                    --Thackeray.
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     2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." --Moore.
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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"