# hooding

Pronunciation: say "HUU-ding" /ˈhʊdɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of hood. — present participle and gerund of hood
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of hood. Use it after is, are, or was, or as the name of the action.
   - _During the blackout, the hooding of street lamps cut the glow that enemy pilots might spot._
   - _A broad porch roof, hooding the front windows, keeps the living room cool in summer._

## Noun

2. The widening of an elapid snake's neck into the shape called a hood.
   - Simple: When certain snakes spread their neck out wide, into the shape called a hood.
   - _Hooding is the cobra's best-known defensive display, and keepers learn to read it from across the enclosure._
   - _The researchers filmed each snake to measure how long hooding lasted after a disturbance._

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