shielding

noun

shield·​ing ˈshēl-diŋ 

plural shieldings

: something that shields or protects

Options include a night-vision camera, under-body blast shielding to help protect against land mines and bombs, as well as radiation detection devices.

—Chantal Eustace

It sounds impressive, but the only difference between multimedia speakers and plain old loudspeakers is magnetic shielding to protect your monitor.

—Jonathan Karl Matzkin

especially : a device or screen that protects against harmful radiation

The radioactive metals must be treated behind heavy shielding by remote control …

—Leon Svirsky

This capsule was sealed in a tungsten wheel the size of a tricycle tire, which was then placed behind thick lead shielding. Radiation emitted through a pinhole in the lead was used to treat patients with localized cancers.

—Sandra Blakeslee

Examples of shielding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The system was set up to streamline the process of getting compensation while shielding vaccine manufacturers from unlimited liability for any issue with their products. —Literary Hub, 11 June 2026

Their pieces challenge entrenched narratives of injustice through redaction and superimposition, shielding subjects from the exploitative gaze of the camera’s lens. —The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 10 June 2026

Workers will lower protective shielding around the assembly before placing it inside the machine’s interior. —Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026

The president also previously signed an executive order shielding manufacturers from liability related to glyphosate. —Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

shield entry 2 + -ing entry 1

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for shielding

• wielding
• yielding
• unyielding