English to Xhosa Meaning of dusk - ngongcwalazi

Dusk :

ngongcwalazi

noun

kuhlwa, ngongcwalazi

verb

kuba mnyama, ngongcwalazi

adjective

ngongcwalazi, litshanda

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Definitions of dusk in English

Noun(1) the time of day immediately following sunset
Verb(1) become dusk

Examples of dusk in English

(1) From the valley comes a drumbeat of hooves as a tall horse gallops through the dusk shadows, bare but for a slim, young boy.(2) As dusk fell the quality of the music rose noticeably.(3) I have no idea where we went, except to say that it was probably east, and we walked two hours to a point and two hours back to the summit and then pitched our tent in the dusk .(4) They look beautiful in the dusk as the lights inside shine through the carving.(5) In the half-light his mind tricks would work more effectively, since the dusk was conducive to belief more than was high noon.(6) As dusk fell and turned to night, an elderly cleric began to recite several verses of the Koran while the congregation repeated after him.(7) shortly before dusk(8) he arrived at dusk(9) Open, solid, and hatched bars are the hours of lights on, lights off, and dusk lighting, respectively.(10) When dusk fell, the serenity of the Mojave Desert swallowed the small city, reclaiming it to the still of the night.(11) As he stood up against the fading light of the dusk , the hard trek was behind.(12) Hours passed, the dusk of curfew crept, the body remained.(13) As the dusk fell, heart-wrenching songs on the plight of child workers were sung.(14) As dusk falls their hemlines get higher, their V-lines lower, more revealing, vulgar.(15) I fell in love with his home town, Aleppo, as soon as we arrived, weary in the dusk of a balmy, jasmine-scented evening.(16) As dusk fell only one had taken them up on the offer - the rest opting to remain in their homes or stay with relatives.

Related Phrases of dusk

(1) at dusk ::

lapho kuhlwa

(2) from dawn to dusk ::

ukusuka kokusa kuze kuhlwe

(3) from dusk to dawn ::

ukusuka ngongcwalazi kwakhanya

(4) from dawn till dusk ::

ukusuka ngonyezi ukusa ngongcwalazi

Related Phrases of dusk

(1) at dusk ::

lapho kuhlwa

(2) from dawn to dusk ::

ukusuka kokusa kuze kuhlwe

(3) from dusk to dawn ::

ukusuka ngongcwalazi kwakhanya

(4) from dawn till dusk ::

ukusuka ngonyezi ukusa ngongcwalazi

Synonyms

Noun

1. twilight ::

kuhlwa

2. nightfall ::

kuhlwe

3. sunset ::

kwelanga

4. sundown ::

kwelanga

5. evening ::

ngokuhlwa

6. close of day ::

ekupheleni kosuku

7. semidarkness ::

semidarkness

8. gloom ::

abazi

10. gloaming ::

gloaming

11. eventide ::

sekuhlwile

Antonyms

1. bright ::

elikhanyayo

2. brilliant ::

brilliant

3. light ::

ukukhanya

4. lucid ::

iqonda

5. luminous ::

ezikhanyayo

Different Forms

dusk

Word Example from TV Shows

Dusk rose tea eases fever.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1

Every day they drill from dawn to DUSK

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 1

You have until DUSK to collect your things and leave this city.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8

A DUSK rose.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1

She must be very glad to have you helping her from DUSK till dawn.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

Examples of dusk from TV Shows

Dusk rose tea eases fever.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1

Every day they drill from dawn to DUSK

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 1

You have until DUSK to collect your things and leave this city.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 8

A DUSK rose.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 1

She must be very glad to have you helping her from DUSK till dawn.

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 4

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