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cloaking

USKLOHK-ing/ˈkloʊkɪŋ/UKKLOH-king/ˈkləʊkɪŋ/

Noun pluralcloakings (some meanings)

3 meanings of cloaking

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of cloak. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.

    Thick fog was cloaking the harbor all morning.

    The company kept cloaking its losses in long, confusing reports.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of putting a cloak around someone or something.

    The cloaking of the bride happened just before she stepped out into the cold.

    The cloaking of the singers in long black capes made the stage look dark.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    Cloth that is used to make cloaks.

    The tailor chose a dark blue cloaking for the winter cape.

    The little shop sells wool cloakings in many colors.

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cloaking is a form of cloak

cloak, verb: To hide something so that other people cannot see it or know about it. Full entry

Forms
cloakcloaks he/she/itcloaking -ing formcloaked past tense, past participle
Spelling
cloak → cloaking: add -ing

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