Main Entry: ²cloud

Function: verb

Date: 1562

intransitive verb

1 : to grow cloudy —usually used with over or up <clouded over before the storm>
2 a of facial features : to become troubled, apprehensive, or distressed in appearance <her face clouded with worry> b : to become blurry, dubious, or ominous —often used with over <the outlook is clouding over>
3 : to billow up in the form of a cloudtransitive verb 1 a : to envelop or hide with or as if with a cloud <smog clouded our view> b : to make opaque especially by condensation of moisture <steam clouded the windows> c : to make murky especially with smoke or mist <smoke clouded the sky>
2 : to make unclear or confused <cloud the issue>
3 : taint, sully <a clouded reputation>
4 : to cast gloom over <cloud prospects for success>