# obscuring

Pronunciation: say "uhb-SKYOOR-ing" US /əbˈskjʊɹɪŋ/, UK /əbˈskjʊəɹɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of obscure. — present participle and gerund of obscure
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of obscure. Use it after is, was or are, or as a noun for the act.
   - _Investigators accused the firm of obscuring its losses behind layers of complicated accounts._
   - _Thick smoke from the brush fire was obscuring the runway lights._

## Noun

2. The process of making something dim, hidden or hard to understand; a concealing or darkening.
   - Simple: The act of hiding something or making it dark or hard to understand.
   - _Critics objected to the deliberate obscuring of the report's key findings._
   - _As the fog rolled in, there was a gradual obscuring of the coastline._

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