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dunkeln — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • darken verb To make or become darker in light or color.
  • dusk noun The dim period between sunset and full darkness.

Senses

dunkeln is used for these senses in English:

  • darken (intransitive) To become dark or darker (having less light).
  • dusk (intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.

darken — full definition

  1. verb To make or become darker in light or color.
  2. verb To make a mood, tone, or situation gloomier or more troubling.

dusk — full definition

  1. noun The dim period between sunset and full darkness.
  2. adj Dim or somewhat dark in colour or light.
  3. verb To grow dim or dark, or to make something so.

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