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dusk


2dusk

verb

Definition of DUSK

intransitive verb
: to become dark
transitive verb
: to make dark or gloomy

Examples of DUSK

  1. <the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness>

First Known Use of DUSK

13th century

Related to DUSK

Synonyms: blacken, black out, close in, darken
Antonyms: brighten, light, lighten
Related Words: dim, fade, wane; gloom, lower (also lour)
Near Antonyms: dawn; beam, glow, radiate, shine
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