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clouding up

clouding up is the present participle and gerund of cloud up.

Meaning of cloud up

Verb

cloud up (third-person singular simple present clouds up, present participle clouding up, simple past and past participle clouded up)

  1. To become cloudy or overcast.
  2. To become cloudy or clouded.
  3. To become blank or confused due to shock or trauma.
  4. To form a cloud (as in a dust cloud)

Questions about clouding up

What is clouding up the present participle and gerund of?
Clouding up is the present participle and gerund of cloud up.

Words near clouding up in the dictionary

  1. cloudiness
  2. cloudinesses
  3. clouding
  4. clouding of consciousness
  5. clouding over
  6. clouding up
  7. cloudings
  8. cloudings of consciousness
  9. cloudinid
  10. cloudinids
  11. cloudish

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