暮くれなずむ

godan verb (-mu), intransitive verb

to grow dark slowly; to linger in twilight

Describes the gradual darkening of the evening sky, often with a poetic or literary feel. Implies a slow, lingering transition from dusk to night.

• 夕ゆう暮ぐれが暮くれなずむ街まちを歩あるいた。

  I walked through the town as twilight slowly deepened.

• 秋あきの日ひは暮くれなずんで、なかなか暗くらくならない。

  In autumn, the day lingers in twilight and doesn't get dark easily.