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单词 over-clouding
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over-cloudingadj.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈklaʊdɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈklaʊdɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: overcloud v., -ing suffix2.
Etymology: < overcloud v. + -ing suffix2. Compare earlier overclouding n.
rare.
That overclouds or overshadows something; (also) that is becoming overclouded.
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the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cloud > [adjective] > cloudy or overcast > becoming
over-clouding1792
clouding1868
1792 C. Smith Desmond II. xii. 167 Giving up the dormant world to the raven-embrace of all o'er-clouding night.
1844 T. Hood Captain's Cow in Hood's Own Mar. 309 At last with overclouding skies A breeze again began to rise.
1997 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 23 May v. 70 Pall is the vast over-clouding darkness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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