clouding

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aʊdɪŋ

Verb

clouding

1. present participle and gerund of cloud

Noun

clouding (countable and uncountable, plural cloudings)

1. A cloudy appearance.
2. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing.
3. A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals.

Derived terms

• clouding of consciousness

 

References

• Edward H[enry] Knight (1877) “Clouding”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.