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If I was a poet, I’d spend some time describing the peace of this morning’s snowy run–the trees burdened with heavy powder, the quiet broken only by the pound of my footsteps …
But because I’m not, I feel like I should tell you about the wicked snot rockets I was able to launch, since the cold induced my nose to run just as hard as my feet were.
They were awesome.
OK ladies and gents. According to Thesaurus.com, today’s Word Of the Day (WOD) is “darkle.”
Meaning: to grow dark, gloomy, etc.
Some suggested usages:
When the storm clouds rolled in and it began to darkle, I accidentally knocked over an old lady in my rush to get inside before the rain.
As his brow furrowed and lips pursed, I could tell that the poet’s mood had darkled.
“Damn!,” Horace exclaimed. “My white shirt darkled in the laundry when I washed it with a navy sweatshirt!”