Definition of dusk
(Entry 1 of 3)
: dusky beginning to grow dusk outside
dusk
verbdusked; dusking; dusks
Definition of dusk (Entry 2 of 3)
: to become dark
the dusking room
: to make dark or gloomy
a gray light dusked the room— William Sansom … his … formality dusked by the saturnine mood of ill health.— Herman Melville
dusk
nounDefinition of dusk (Entry 3 of 3)
1 : the darker part of twilight especially at night
The park closes at dusk.
2 : darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light
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The first known use of dusk was in the 13th century
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