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shrouding

verb

present participle of shroud
1
as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view shrouded the fact that the child had been adopted

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2
as in obscuring
to make dark, dim, or indistinct the smog shrouded our aerial view of the city

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3
as in wrapping
to surround or cover closely during rainy season the summit of the mountain is shrouded in mist

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Recent Examples of shrouding Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years. — Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026 Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026 Then venetian blinds shrouding the box slowly rose to reveal glass walls and, inside them, a sinister diorama—a replica of RTLM, or Radio Télévision Libre des Mille Collines, the radio station that fuelled the catastrophe. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2026 So unfortunately, right now there's a cloud of mystery still shrouding what's happening here. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026 The shrouding haze seemed to breathe, ebbing and flowing slowly, allowing momentary distant views that vanished with the next foggy breath. — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026 Jittery drum programming and shrouding reverb screams Minneapolis in the ‘80s, but the wonky thump and the multiplicity of vocal tracks are just as suggestive of D’Angelo or the raw pain of a Frank Ocean. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025 While reflecting on the gossip fueled by her and Powell's chemistry both on and offscreen with Variety, Sweeney refuted the idea that the rom-com's stars leaned into the mystery shrouding their relationship. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2025 Teeming with tennis courts, specimen trees and stone mansions raised from the dirt by 19th-century railroad barons, the suburb makes wealth feel like weather, an ozone layer shrouding everything — ambient, constant and vital. — New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shrouding
  1. concealing
  2. obscuring
  3. wrapping
  4. hiding
  5. darkening
  6. enveloping
  7. covering
  8. blurring
Verb
  • The judge in Lindsay Clancy's high-profile Massachusetts murder trial has extended his order concealing the names of jurors in the case.
    — Matt Schooley, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Quebec duo’s face-concealing masks, geometrical hats and polka-dot fashion schemes might scream novelty, but its virtuosic, largely instrumental fare is the genuine article.
    — Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • The moonphase displayed is not created by partially obscuring an image of the Moon, but by the continuous movement of the two, illustrating the time elapsed between one new moon and the next full moon.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026
  • But now, new research has found asteroids and comets that have bombarded Mercury have created debris obscuring just how much Mercury has shrunk.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • After making his final start on May 14, White was diagnosed with a left shoulder capsular sprain, which is a tearing or stretching of the thick tissue wrapping around his throwing shoulder joint.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Godshalk encouraged us to try banding the river cane—a technique involving tying or wrapping groups of stems for decorative purposes.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • Just as O’Malley and Rahill’s work is infatuated with toxic masculinity and fratty hopecore, Bensinger’s is obsessed with sheepish dude-empaths hiding beneath layers of uneasy bravado.
    — Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The pursuit eventually led officers into the forest outside Sacramento, where 44-year-old Derek Spencer held them at bay by hiding and firing from behind a berm until he was shot and killed, authorities said.
    — Breaking News, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • But at a festive National Day meal in Riyadh, where families dined while patriotic songs filled the room, there was a growing sense that the public mood may be darkening.
    — Matthew Chance, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The title references Black Like Me, white journalist John Howard Griffin’s 1961 nonfiction book about darkening his skin to pass for Black in the Jim Crow South.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of darkening
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  • Ma, like Lucas, evokes dreamlike scenography that heightens and shifts emotion through enveloping atmospheres.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Save this for cold weather to truly savor its rich, enveloping smokiness.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of enveloping
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  • The fundraiser, which as of Friday evening had raised more than $15,000, will go toward covering medical care, vet bills and property damage.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Zambia objected to provisions covering the use of health data and also resisted Washington’s effort to link the health agreement to cooperation on critical minerals.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of covering
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  • Caland turned relentless mark-making, erotic bodies and embroidered garments into a boundary-blurring philosophy where art, home and life fully merge.
    — Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The airy texture of the powder adds to the soft-focus effect, blurring pores and fine lines in a few quick sweeps—a no-brainer finishing touch for any makeup look.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of blurring

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“Shrouding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrouding. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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