Associations to the word «Darkling»

Wiktionary

DARKLING, noun. Darkness.
DARKLING, noun. (fantasy) A creature that lives in the dark.
DARKLING, adjective. Dark; darkening.
DARKLING, adjective. Obscure; done or happening 'in the dark' or unseen.
DARKLING, adverb. In the dark; in obscurity.
DARKLING, verb. Present participle of darkle
DARKLING BEETLE, noun. Any beetle in the family Tenebrionidae
DARKLING BEETLES, noun. Plural of darkling beetle

Dictionary definition

DARKLING, adjective. Uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure; "a darkling glance"; "secret operatives and darkling conspiracies"-Archibald MacLeish.
DARKLING, adjective. (poetic) occurring in the dark or night; "a darkling journey".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn