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shading

shading is the present participle and gerund of shade.

Noun

shading (countable and uncountable, plural shadings)

  1. The act or result of something being shaded.
    • the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset
  2. Something providing shade.
    • We placed ourselves on a rustic bench under the shading of a fine old elm; ...1843, W. H. Maxwell, The Fortunes of Hector O’Halloran, and His Man Mark Antony O’Toole, page 49

Meaning of shade

Verb

shade (third-person singular simple present shades, present participle shading, simple past and past participle shaded)

  1. (transitive) To shield (someone or something) from light.
    • The old oak tree shaded the lawn in the heat of the day.
  2. (intransitive, rare) To shield oneself from light.
    • We shaded under a huge oak tree.
  3. (transitive) To alter slightly.
    • You'll need to shade your shot slightly to the left.
  4. (intransitive) To vary or approach something slightly, particularly in color.
    • The hillside was bright green, shading towards gold in the drier areas.
  5. (intransitive) To move slightly from one's normal fielding position.
    • Jones will shade a little to the right on this pitch count.
  6. (transitive) To darken, particularly in drawing.
    • I draw contours first, gradually shading in midtones and shadows.

See all 23 meanings of shade

Forms of shading

pluralshadings

Words formed from shading

Phrases with shading

Words that rhyme with shading

Questions about shading

What does shading mean?
Shading means the act or result of something being shaded.
What is shading the present participle and gerund of?
Shading is the present participle and gerund of shade.
What part of speech is shading?
Shading is a noun.
What is the plural of shading?
The plural of shading is shadings.

Words near shading in the dictionary

  1. shadily
  2. shadine
  3. shadines
  4. shadiness
  5. shadinesses
  6. shading
  7. shading coil
  8. shading coils
  9. shading pen
  10. shading pens
  11. shading up

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