To grow dim, darken, become obscure.

intransitive. To become dark, grow dim.

intransitive. To be or become dark; in Old English often, to become gloomy, troubled, or sad.

intransitive. To grow or become dark, esp. with the onset of night. Also occasionally with down.

intransitive. To grow or become dim; to lose brightness or clearness. literal and figurative.

intransitive. To become dark; to become obscure or difficult to see; to darken. Cf. dark, v.

intransitive. To darken, to grow dark.

intransitive. Of the night, the sky, etc.: to grow or become dark; = darken, v. 1 (literary and rare in later use). Formerly also (of the sun or…

intransitive. To become dark and gloomy; to grow murky.

intransitive. To darken.

intransitive. To become dark. Obsolete. rare.

figurative. To become gloomy; to darken.

intransitive. To grow dark or gloomy. Occasionally transitive: to make dark or gloomy.