"clouding" in the noun sense
1. clouding, clouding up
the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky
"clouding" in the verb sense
1. overcast, cloud
make overcast or cloudy
"Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
2. obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
make less visible or unclear
"The stars are obscured by the clouds"
"the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
3. cloud
billow up in the form of a cloud
"The smoke clouded above the houses"
4. cloud
make gloomy or depressed
"Their faces were clouded with sadness"
5. defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud
place under suspicion or cast doubt upon
"sully someone's reputation"
6. cloud
make less clear
"the stroke clouded memories of her youth"
7. mottle, dapple, cloud
colour with streaks or blotches of different shades
8. cloud
make milky or dull
"The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added"
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