Blacken Out (Verb)
Meaning
Darken completely; "The dining room blackened out".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The sudden eclipse caused the sky to blacken out completely within seconds.
- As the fire raged outside, the window blackened out due to the intense heat.
- The dimming switch malfunctioned and the entire theater blackened out.
- During the meteor shower, the city lights didn't compete with the brilliant stars, so the blackness seemed to blacken out everything else around.
- Dust from the construction site spread rapidly, causing the clear blue sky to blacken out.