darkening
part of speech
verb form of darken (darken, darkens, darkened, darkening); adjective (darkening); noun (darkening, rare)
meaning for a pupil
1) Darkening is the -ing form of «darken»: becoming darker, or making something darker. tree →
2) As an adjective, darkening describes something getting darker, like a darkening sky. tree →
3) A darkening face or mood is becoming angry or sad. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories a darkening sky warns of a storm or of night coming; a darkening mood shows trouble. In science, darkening shows change: a banana's skin darkening as it ripens, or a cut apple darkening in air. Phrases: darkening sky, darkening clouds, darkening mood.
examples
- The sky was darkening as we walked home. tree →
- Darkening clouds told us rain was coming. tree →
- The apple is darkening where I bit it. tree →
- His face was darkening with anger. tree →
- The water was darkening as the sun went down. tree →
- Leaves are darkening as summer ends. tree →
- Soon afterwards he saw something big coming towards him, darkening the sky. tree →
note
Verb: darken, darkened, darkening. Spelling: dark + en + ing. Opposite: brightening, lightening.
In the corpora
- The Rat marches into the darkening wood.
- Weather often warns you before it turns dangerous: tall dark clouds, a darkening sky, a sudden cool wind and distant rumbles.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «darkening» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.