DUSKING Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

dusking

verb

present participle of dusk

as in darkening

to grow dark the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness

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Recent Examples of dusking With minimal humidity, near-perfect clear-sky frequency and vast empty horizons, Namibia offers the kind of slow, immersive darkness that makes dusking feel less like a trend and more like a return to something ancient. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dusking

Verb

Today, the skies seem to be darkening once again.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 June 2026
One brush fire from the summer storm then split into two, and the raging flames sent plumes of black smoke upward, darkening the skies for miles and fouling the air.

— Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026

Definition of darkening

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Evereve had a store on the Plaza for 10 years before closing in late December.

— Jenna Thompson June 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
The long-time Sacramento restaurant, Pasty Shack, has reopened under new management after closing in April, almost ending its 74-year-long run.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026