1. creatures or beings that live or move in darkness; dark-colored animals or insects
Usage: plural form; often poetic or literary

1. in a dark manner; darkly
Usage: archaic or poetic; rare in modern usage

Examples

• The darklings emerged from their burrows at nightfall.
• Bats and other darklings hunt under the cover of night.
• In the forest, darklings scurried through the undergrowth.
• The poem spoke of darklings that dwelled in shadow and mystery.
• Nocturnal darklings have adapted to life without sunlight.