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
Even so, the skies over Central Florida will be busy with more than just rain clouds this week.—Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 June 2025 This mix of spending discipline and sustainable cloud growth should enable Oracle to post accelerating earnings growth starting in 2027, Reback added.—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Verb
For now, though, his injury is clouding his status.—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 19 June 2025 Neptune may cloud your perception of what’s achievable, while Jupiter urges you to think bigger.—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for cloud
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Etymology
Noun
Middle English, rock, cloud, from Old English clūd; perhaps akin to Greek gloutos buttock
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