verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sb’s face darkens (= they start to look angry or threatening )
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She handed him the letter and his face darkened.
the darkening sky (= becoming darker )
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Benjamin stared up at the darkening sky.
the sky darkens
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The sky darkened and thunder rolled in from the west.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
again
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His temporarily revived spirits darkened again with the days.
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He slips, falls back, clambers up, repents, things begin to darken again .
■ NOUN
face
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Some smiled, some frowned, and the King's face darkened at the beggar's pride and shamelessness.
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His face had darkened with shame at having his pleasure aroused in public by one of his daughters.
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Mr Mullen's face seemed to darken and swell, and Anna retreated behind Jimmy.
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The girl's face darkened slightly when the woman stepped into view.
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She gazed into his face , and they darkened .
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To Carrefour, her face seemed to darken , perhaps in shadow.
room
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If you're going to use slides, see that the room can be darkened easily - and check your sightlines.
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When I woke up, the room was darkening .
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The room darkened momentarily as a cloud hid the sun's rays.
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She drank the last of her wine as the room darkened .
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The room darkened oddly, perhaps a trick of the electricity.
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The room darkened , and Culley's outline melded into blackness beside her.
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When the room was darkened she was aware of a glow from the street.
sky
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The sky had darkened , clouds had gathered, and birds were returning, flying in belatedly to feed their chicks.
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Each afternoon the skies darkened and a violent cleansing rainstorm swept the town.
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In minutes the sky had darkened and a heavy rainstorm was lacing the fields before me.
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The party broke up early when the sky darkened and the first drops of rain fell.
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The sky had darkened and thunder rolled in the west.
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When he got outside, the sky had darkened .
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The bright light of Provence changed theatrically as the sky darkened to grey, then turned slate purple.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A cleaning solution shouldn't darken the wood.
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In a few minutes the sky darkened and heavy rain began to fall.
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The news darkened their view of the situation.
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The skies darkened and the wind grew stronger.
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We walked along the shore as the sun's last rays winked over the darkening sea, then headed for home.
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With the economy entering a slump, the computer industry's future could darken further.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any minute now his eyes would darken until they seemed almost black with the sheer emanation of his will.
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As for the guy with the artificially darkened beard, I got news for you, pal.
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Being a violet blue, it can be darkened further with a yellow-orange.
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Even with this stratagem the blue of sky and the green of palm trees is darkened considerably.
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His eyes had immediately darkened, and his entire body had taken on an aggressive stance.
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How extraordinary, he thought, entering the darkened room.
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She sat in the small darkened living room in the ugly little house in Palo Alto.
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When I woke up, the room was darkening.