Clouding
['klaʊdɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky.
Checked by Antoine--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cloud
(n.) A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
(n.) A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.
Editor: Ozzie
Examples
- I noticed that the sky was clouding over fast, as I followed them to the house. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- He informed me then, that for some time he had fancied the obscurity clouding one eye was becoming less dense; and that now he was sure of it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It is cold outside, the girl said, her cheek close to Robert Jordan's, watching what was happening in the cup where the liquor was clouding. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- It was clouding over outside and the lake was darkening. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
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