shielding

SaySHEELD-ing/ˈʃiːldɪŋ/

Noun pluralshieldings (some meanings)

3 meanings of shielding

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of shield. Used after is or was, or as a name for the act of protecting.
She was shielding her eyes from the bright sun.
The big tree is shielding the house from the wind.
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2
noununcountable
In soccer, keeping your body between the ball and the defender so they cannot get it.
Like standing in front of a cookie jar so your little brother cannot reach it.
Good shielding helped him keep the ball near the corner flag.
The coach made us practice shielding at every training session.
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
In NMR science, the way nearby atoms make the magnetic field at one point weaker.
The student learned how shielding changes where each peak appears in an NMR scan.
Shielding was stronger for the hydrogen atoms far from the oxygen.
Oppositedeshielding
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shielding is a form of shield

shield, verb: To keep someone or something safe from harm. Full entry

Forms: shieldshields he/she/itshielding -ing formshielded past tense, past participle
Spelling: shield → shielding: add -ing

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