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How to pronounce “darken”
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Pronunciation guide for darken
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of darken with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography
He said, "A picture's not done until I darken the
- Definition summary
- (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce darken
Rick Sammon's Pocket Guide to Travel Photography
He said, "A picture's not done until I darken the
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “darken”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (transitive) To make dark or darker by reducing light.
- (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
- (impersonal) To get dark (referring to the sky, either in the evening or as a result of cloud).
- (transitive) To make dark or darker in colour.
- (intransitive) To become dark or darker in colour.
- (transitive) To render gloomy, darker in mood.
- (intransitive) To become gloomy, darker in mood.
- (transitive) To blind, impair the eyesight.
- (intransitive) To be blinded, lose one’s eyesight.
- (transitive) To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or intelligible.
- (transitive) To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.
- (intransitive) To be extinguished or deprived of vitality, to die.
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