darkeninggerund / present participle Used as a present participle functioning adjectivally.
Translations
The darkening curtains helped to block out the sunlight.
Затемняющие шторы помогли заблокировать солнечный свет.
The darkening sky signaled the approaching storm.
Темнеющее небо сигнализировало о приближении шторма.
Definitions
Becoming darker in color or shade. The darkening sky signaled the approach of a storm.
Becoming more gloomy or ominous in mood or tone. The darkening mood in the room was palpable as the bad news was announced.