Noun
The sun is shining and there's not a cloud in the sky.
flying high above the clouds
It stopped raining and the sun poked through the clouds.
a cloud of cigarette smoke
The team has been under a cloud since its members were caught cheating.
There's a cloud of controversy hanging over the election. Verb
greed clouding the minds of men
These new ideas only cloud the issue further.
The final years of her life were clouded by illness.
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Noun
Sun and areas of high clouds and very warm.—Patricia Gallagher Newberry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2025 Could its detection on Venus mean there is life in its clouds, or is some inorganic chemistry, unknown on Earth, producing it?—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
That tends to cloud perceptions.—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 The move means crucial jobs data will not be released on schedule, clouding the outlook for the Federal Reserve just weeks ahead of its next meeting.—Tasmin Lockwood,chloe Taylor, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos buttock
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