ALL meanings of clouding
cloud
C c - noun clouding a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface. 1
- noun clouding any similar mass, especially of smoke or dust. 1
- noun clouding a dim or obscure area in something otherwise clear or transparent. 1
- noun clouding a patch or spot differing in color from the surrounding surface. 1
- noun clouding anything that obscures or darkens something, or causes gloom, trouble, suspicion, disgrace, etc. 1
- noun clouding a great number of insects, birds, etc., flying together: a cloud of locusts obscuring the sun. 1
- noun clouding Digital Technology. any of several, often proprietary, parts of the Internet that allow online processing and storage of documents and data as well as electronic access to software and other resources (usually preceded by the): More and more software companies are encouraging users to store their work in the cloud. 1
- adjective clouding of or relating to cloud computing: cloud software; cloud servers. 1
- adjective clouding relating to or doing business on the Internet: Google and other cloud companies. 1
- verb with object clouding to overspread or cover with, or as with, a cloud or clouds: The smoke from the fire clouded the sun from view. 1
- verb with object clouding to overshadow; obscure; darken: The hardships of war cloud his childhood memories. 1
- verb with object clouding to make gloomy. 1
- verb with object clouding (of distress, anxiety, etc.) to reveal itself in (a part of one's face): Worry clouded his brow. 1
- verb with object clouding to make obscure or indistinct; confuse: Don't cloud the issue with unnecessary details. 1
- verb with object clouding to place under suspicion, disgrace, etc. 1
- verb with object clouding to variegate with patches of another color. 1
- verb without object clouding to grow cloudy; become clouded. 1
- verb without object clouding (of a part of one's face) to reveal one's distress, anxiety, etc.: His brow clouded with anger. 1
- idioms clouding in the clouds, in a condition of absent-mindedness; lost in reverie. impractical: Their schemes are usually up in the clouds. 1
- idioms clouding on a cloud, Informal. exceedingly happy; in high spirits: On the night of the prom the seniors were on a cloud. 1
- idioms clouding under a cloud, in disgrace; under suspicion: After going bankrupt he left town under a cloud. 1
- noun clouding Present participle of cloud. 1
- noun clouding A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing. 0
- noun clouding A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. 0