1
: the use of marking made within outlines to suggest three-dimensionality, shadow, or degrees of light and dark in a picture or drawing
2
: an interpretative effect in music gained especially by subtle changes in dynamics
Examples of shading in a Sentence
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Almost all of us are experiencing rainfall surpluses (green and blue shadings on the map below).
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A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
At best, at mid-eclipse, very observant people will notice a dark shading on the moon’s face.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
The sequel launched in October without full support for Nvidia’s GTX 10-series of GPUs because Remedy opted for mesh shading that’s part of DirectX 12 Ultimate and not supported by GPUs like Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD’s RX 5600 XT.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
The subtle shading in this mostly white, sometimes gray paint will complement its neighboring colors by reflecting its hue.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
This particular criticism appears late in the film as a bit of tongue-in-cheek lamp shading, as though the movie were protecting itself, but this instinct towards self-preservation is part of its problem.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
The composition’s two main yellow forms are rimmed at the center by shading, subtly graduated to suggest volume.
—Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
That also allows Lescot, an actor new to Assayas’ orbit, to give his character shadings that the others lack.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
Each one introduces a mood, a novel interplay of colors, a new shading.
—The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2024
At best, at mid-eclipse, very observant people will notice a dark shading on the moon’s face.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
The sequel launched in October without full support for Nvidia’s GTX 10-series of GPUs because Remedy opted for mesh shading that’s part of DirectX 12 Ultimate and not supported by GPUs like Nvidia’s GeForce GTX 1070 or AMD’s RX 5600 XT.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 6 Mar. 2024
The subtle shading in this mostly white, sometimes gray paint will complement its neighboring colors by reflecting its hue.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2024
This particular criticism appears late in the film as a bit of tongue-in-cheek lamp shading, as though the movie were protecting itself, but this instinct towards self-preservation is part of its problem.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Feb. 2024
The composition’s two main yellow forms are rimmed at the center by shading, subtly graduated to suggest volume.
—Washington Post, 25 Jan. 2024
That also allows Lescot, an actor new to Assayas’ orbit, to give his character shadings that the others lack.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
Each one introduces a mood, a novel interplay of colors, a new shading.
—The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
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“Shading.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shading. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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