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
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  • The government views concealing information about a student’s gender identity, even to parents who may not be accepting of that information, as an interference with their rights as parents.
    — Sofi Zeman July 1, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026
  • The proud mom shared pictures of her and Green, 29, cuddling their little one in the hospital room, concealing the newborn's face in the snaps.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
  • The lens has a Ri-Pel coating that allows for water and sweat to bead up and slide off the surface, rather than obscuring vision.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 June 2026
Definition of obscuring
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  • Growing up, Williford heard stories of ancestors catching giant grasshoppers, wrapping them in a maple leaf, adding a berry, then roasting them in fire and eating them like popcorn.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Grande is on the Atlanta leg of the Sunshine tour, after recently wrapping in Broward, with a show on Wednesday night.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026
Definition of wrapping
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  • Failing to disclose or intentionally hiding assets can make a prenup more vulnerable to being challenged in court.
    — Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • The find suggests one of NASA’s most successful planet hunters may still have plenty of surprises hiding in its archives.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • It’s made of a cotton-linen blend that lets the sunlight in, and its 100-percent-cotton backing layer is just thick enough to keep the summer heat out of the room without darkening it.
    — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 11 July 2026
  • Auto-correct tools generally brighten photos, but this one also knows when an image needs darkening.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 29 June 2026
Definition of darkening
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  • Though Britain extended its territorial waters in 1987, thus enveloping Sealand, the micronation has continued to assert its sovereignty under the Bates family.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • Clear, blue skies and mild breezes are once again enveloping the Pharmalot campus, where the official mascots are happily snoozing in their respective corners.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 25 June 2026
Definition of enveloping
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  • Weedy vines are the scourge of many shrub plantings, covering them with unwanted foliage that causes their decline.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026
  • In our newsroom this summer, 14 are engaged in a professional educational Sacbee course in journalism, working alongside our staff covering local news politics and sports; capturing visuals; and learning the ropes of audience engagement.
    — Scott Lebar, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of covering
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  • Reddick loads her genre-blurring tale with outlandish intrigue involving Soviet spies, a capitalist cult and a roving choir that doubles as a Greek chorus.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The cornerstone of Boards classics is a blurring retrofuturism achieved via swirling and clashing sample, synth, and guitar textures.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of blurring

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