# clouding

Pronunciation: say "KLOW-ding" /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of cloud. — present participle and gerund of cloud
   - Simple: Present participle of cloud. Use this form for the -ing version of the verb.
   - _A thin haze was clouding the mountain view by noon._
   - _Years of grief seemed to be clouding his judgment._

## Noun

2. A cloudy or hazy appearance, especially on a surface or substance that would otherwise be clear.
   - Simple: A hazy or cloudy look on something that is normally clear.
   - _A faint clouding spread across the polished lens over the years._
   - _The wine showed slight clouding after being left out in the cold._
3. A mottled appearance produced on ribbons and silks during the dyeing process.
   - Simple: A spotty, uneven color pattern that dyeing gives to ribbons and silk.
   - _The silk's clouding shifted from deep rose to pale pink along its length._
   - _Artisans prized the delicate clouding that careful dyeing brought to the ribbon._
4. A variety of colors in yarn, recurring at regular intervals along its length.
   - Simple: A mix of colors in yarn that repeats again and again at even spaces.
   - _The skein showed a regular clouding of green and gold from end to end._
   - _Knitters value yarn whose clouding lines up into a steady pattern._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/clouding (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).