dusks 1 of 2

plural of dusk
as in sunsets
the time from when the sun begins to set to the onset of total darkness we stopped playing at dusk, since it was getting too dark to see the ball

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dusks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dusk
as in darkens
to grow dark the grief-stricken woman continued to sit in the dusking room until she was completely enveloped in darkness

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“Dusks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dusks. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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