Definition
Present participle of benight; the act of overtaking with darkness or leaving in ignorance.
Etymology
The -ing form of the verb benight, following standard English verb conjugation. This form appears in older literature describing the process of nightfall or being left in ignorance.
Kelly Says
Benighting appears in sentences like 'the benighting darkness' in Victorian poetry, where poets loved using -ing forms to make darkness sound like an active, almost aggressive force coming to cover the world.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ፀሐይ ምዕር{}
tsah-hai me-ir
ARالعربية
غروب الشمس
ghurub ash-shams
BNবাংলা
সূর্যাস্থান
soo-ree-a-sthaan
CACatalà
pòr del sol
por del sol
CSČeština
západ slunce
za-pad slunce
DADansk
solnedgang
sol-ned-gang
DEDeutsch
Abendessen
ah-ben-des-sen
ELΕλληνικά
η δύση
i di-si
ESEspañol
atardecer
ah-ta-r-deh-ser
FAفارسی
غروب خورشید
ghoroob khorsheed
FISuomi
auringonlasku
au-rin-gon-las-ku
FRFrançais
coucher de soleil
koo-sh ay duh so-lay
GUGU
સૂર્યસ્થાન
soo-ree-sthaan
HAHA
kwanciya
kwan-chi-ya
HIहिन्दी
सूर्यास्त
soo-ree-a-ast
HUMagyar
napnyugta
nap-nyug-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
mentari terbenam
men-ta-ree ter-be-nam
IGIG
akwụ ụwa
ak-wu oo-wa
ITItaliano
tramonto
tra-mon-toh
KKKK
күн түседі
koon too-se-di
MRMR
सूर्यास्त
soo-ree-a-ast
MSBahasa Melayu
matahari terbenam
ma-ta-ha-ri ter-be-nam
MYမြန်မာ
အင်းတော် ပျံ့လျှံ
a-ngin-taw pyan-shyan
NLNederlands
zonsondergang
zon-son-der-gang
NONorsk
solnedgang
sol-ned-gang
PAPA
ਸੂર્યਾસ્ਥ
soo-ree-a-asth
PLPolski
zachód słońca
zach-wat so-n-tsa
PTPortuguês
pôr do sol
por duh sol
RORomână
apusul soarelui
ah-poo-sul so-a-ray-lui
SVSvenska
solnedgång
sol-ned-gaang
SWKiswahili
jua likiz
jua li-ki-z
TAதமிழ்
சூரியன் மறையும்
soo-ree-yan mar-ai-yum
TEతెలుగు
సూర్యాస్తమయం
soo-ri-yaas-tha-ma-yam
THไทย
พระอาทิตย์ตกดิน
pra-a-tit-yot-tok-din
TLTL
paglubog ng araw
pa-glub-og ng a-raw
TRTürkçe
gün batımı
gün ba-ti-mee
UKУкраїнська
захід сонця
zah-khid son-tsia
URاردو
دھوپ ڈوبنا
doh-oop doo-b-na
VITiếng Việt
mặt trời lặn
mat troi len
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa