dusk
IPA: dˈʌsk
noun
- The time after the sun has set but when the sky is still lit by sunlight; the evening twilight period.
- A darkish colour.
- The condition of being dusky; duskiness
verb
- (intransitive) To begin to lose light or whiteness; to grow dusk.
- (transitive) To make dusk.
adjective
- Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black; dusky.
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Examples of "dusk" in Sentences
- Even when dusk is descending, he is never ready to leave.
- COME, for the dusk is our own; let us fare forth together,
- The sound of birdsong in the brief dusk is a shock, an exotic reminder of lazy summer evenings long past.
- Its impressive network of canals may lack the gondolas of its Italian sister, but the view at dusk is pretty and romantic while standing on any number of foot paths and bridges dotting the city.
- You can also try your hand at paddling through Kayak Pittsburgh, which offers free kayaking 4 p.m. to dusk Monday-Friday in Lake Elizabeth on Pittsburgh's North Side, near the National Aviary (10 a. m.-dusk Saturday and Sunday, $5 per boat).
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