dusk
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1.0
- noun
- /dʌsk/
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anochecer
- And it was night time or dusk, you know, it's just starting to get dark, I guess.
- dawn to dusk
- light at dusk
- begin at dusk
He steps outside at dusk and it's like they can sense him.
- He steps outside at dusk and it's like they can sense him.
- And my mom would sit on the porch until dusk and teach the kids to read.
- And it was night time or dusk, you know, it's just starting to get dark, I guess.
- She's looking outside and she was like, look, it's dusk.
- And usually it's as dusk is approaching, that's when melatonin will start to rise.
- And, you know, we tend, we would tend to probably sleep not too long after dusk.
- I heard something to him I thought was beautiful, which was that twilight refers to dusk and dawn.
- But wearing the blue blockers starting at dusk mimics how we've lived for hundreds of thousands of years.
Examples
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We arrived at the campsite just as dusk was settling in, painting the sky with hues of orange and purple.
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We arrive at the cabin right at dusk.
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And so, yeah, we would, you know, at dusk we would head that way.
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After sitting all day, I decided about dusk to go for a long walk.
Academic text (2000) -
We're all meeting at my office at dusk.
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Yet even outside in the warm dusk, he had trouble drawing air.
Fiction book (1990) -
And my mom would sit on the porch until dusk and teach the kids to read.
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He steps outside at dusk and it's like they can sense him.
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We will proceed with a direct frontal assault tomorrow at dusk.
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And look at the deers because the deers normally come out at dusk on the field.
Synonyms
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2.4
Soft light in the sky just before sunrise or after sunset
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1.1
The latter part of the day when it becomes dark
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9.9
The soft light after sunset before it becomes dark
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3.5
The time after the sun goes down when the sky is partly light
The time after sunset when the sky is not dark yet
The time after sunset when it is partly dark
Dim light in the sky just after sunset
The time just after sunset when the sky gets dark
The time just before it becomes dark
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Etymology
The word dusk comes from an old word meaning 'dark', and it is the same idea behind dusky. So dusk is the time after the sun has set when the sky grows dark.