(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
If something ~s or if a person or thing ~s it, it becomes darker.
The sky ~ed abruptly...
She had put on her make-up and ~ed her eyelashes.
? lighten
VERB: V, V n
2.
If someone’s mood ~s or if something ~s their mood, they suddenly become rather unhappy. (LITERARY)
My sunny mood suddenly ~ed...
Nothing was going to ~ his mood today.
VERB: V, V n
3.
If someone’s face ~s, they suddenly look angry. (LITERARY)
Rawley’s face ~ed again.
VERB: V