darkling /ˈdɑː(ɹ)klɪŋ/noun 4adjective 2adverb 1forms 1 noun4 •A creature that lives in the dark. •(literary) A demon. •(rare) Darkness.She carried some rugs for me through the shrubbery in the darkling. "They'll think we've gone mooning," she said, jerking her head at the household. "I wonder what they make of us – criminals." — 1909 •(no longer used) A child of darkness; someone dark by nature or who has grown dark in character. adjective2 •(literary) Dark; growing dark; darkening.She still pursued its flight, with all the speed / Her fainting strength had hitherto supplied: / What pathless wilds she crossed ! What forests darkling wide ! — 1805 •(figurative) Obscure; taking place unseen, as if in the dark. adverb1 •In the dark; in obscurity.So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling. — 1603 formsdarklings
