dusked; dusking; dusks
: to become dark
the dusking room
: to make dark or gloomy
The passing of a cloud dusked the shore—
Fiona Macleod (William Sharp)
Fiona Macleod (William Sharp)… his … formality dusked by the saturnine mood of ill health.—Herman Melville
Herman Melville1
: the darker part of twilight especially at night
The park closes at dusk.
2
: darkness or semidarkness caused by the shutting out of light
Examples of dusk in a Sentence
Adjective
under a dusk sky, the campers wearily bedded down for the night
Verb
the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness
Noun
The park closes at dusk.
we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball
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Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021
Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The season transforms the city’s historic streets into something out of a snow globe—brick row houses dusted in white, gas lamps flickering through the early dusk, and the smell of soul-warming seafood chowder drifting from restaurants in the Seaport area.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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Adjective
When the summer heat creeps to unbearable temperatures, pre-dawn and post-dusk become the most appealing times to run.
—Outside Online, 1 Aug. 2022
Mylar space blankets draped across their shoulders glistened a surreal golden hue as the vessel’s blinding strobe lights illuminated the post-dusk spectacle.
—Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021
Verb
Its hours are from dawn to dusk every day of the year.
—Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
It’s shot in a field at dusk, and there are people in all black outfits with giant orange ping-pong balls for heads playing table tennis.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
The season transforms the city’s historic streets into something out of a snow globe—brick row houses dusted in white, gas lamps flickering through the early dusk, and the smell of soul-warming seafood chowder drifting from restaurants in the Seaport area.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Dusk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dusk. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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