blanketing

Pluralblanketings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A covering layer that spreads over something like a blanket.

   Like a soft cover that spreads over everything, the way a blanket covers a bed.

   A thick blanketing of snow covered the cars overnight.

   Ash from the fire left a gray blanketing over the gardens.

   Similarlayer, covering, coating, carpet, mantle

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of blanket. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or going on over time.

   Snow was blanketing the hills by morning.

   Heavy fog kept blanketing the coast all week.

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Cloth that is used to make blankets.

   Like the thick, warm fabric a blanket is made from.

   The mill produces blanketing in several thicknesses.

   She bought a few yards of soft blanketing for the bed.

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4. 4
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A protective layer placed under railway tracks to stop mud and water from rising up.

   Like putting a dry sheet under a tent so the ground underneath stays clean.

   The crew added blanketing under the new track to keep it dry.

   Without good blanketing, mud can ooze up between the rails.

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5. 5
   nounslangcountable or uncountable

   A sailing move where one boat blocks the wind from another boat's sails.

   Like standing in front of someone so they can't feel the wind.

   Smart blanketing let the lead boat slow its rival near the buoy.

   A bit of blanketing can steal the wind from the boat behind you.

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6. 6
   nouncountable or uncountable

   Throwing a person into the air with a stretched blanket, as a joke or punishment.

   Like being thrown up and caught again, using a blanket instead of hands.

   The new recruits feared a blanketing from the older boys.

   A friendly blanketing sent him laughing into the air again and again.

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