clouding

Pluralcloudings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of cloud. Use this form for the -ing version of the verb.

   The steam was clouding the bathroom mirror.

   Doubt kept clouding her mind all day.

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2. 2
   nouncountable or uncountable

   A hazy or cloudy look on something that is normally clear.

   Like the foggy mark on a cold glass of water.

   There was some clouding on the old glass window.

   The clouding in the water made it hard to see the fish.

   Similarhaze, cloudiness, haziness, fogging, film

   Oppositeclarity

3. 3
   noununcountable

   A spotty, uneven color pattern that dyeing gives to ribbons and silk.

   Like the patchy colors you see when ink spreads in water.

   The blue ribbon had a soft clouding that no two pieces shared.

   Dyers liked the clouding because it made each silk scarf unique.

   Similarmottling, marbling, variegation

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A mix of colors in yarn that repeats again and again at even spaces.

   Like beads on a string where the colors keep repeating.

   The yarn's clouding made the sweater look striped in soft colors.

   She chose a wool with gentle clouding for the scarf.

   Similarvariegation, striping

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