overcloud

[ oh-ver-kloud ]

/ ˌoʊ vərˈklaʊd /

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verb (used with object)

to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.

to darken; obscure; make gloomy: a childhood that was overclouded by the loss of his parents.

verb (used without object)

to become clouded over or overcast: Toward evening the sky began to overcloud.

Origin of overcloud

First recorded in 1585–95; over- + cloud

Words nearby overcloud

overcheck, overclass, overclock, overclocking, overclothes, overcloud, overcoat, overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit

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Example sentences from the Web for overcloud

She had a gaiety and insouciance, and a natural childlike merriment that all her terrible disasters could not overcloud.
A Woman's Experience in the Great War|Louise Mack
Suddenly Annie's shyness, reserve, whatever it was, seemed to overcloud her.
The Butterfly House|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Shades of sadness, which gradually assumed a darker character, began to overcloud the young man's temper.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
This may overcloud us all a little if—if anything should happen to Francis Ochterlony.
Madonna Mary|Mrs. Oliphant

An apparatus of such complexity, placed in the fore part of the body, cannot fail to obscure and overcloud its physiognomy.
The Insect|Jules Michelet

British Dictionary definitions for overcloud

overcloud

/ (ˌəʊvəˈklaʊd) /

verb

to make or become covered with clouds

to make or become dark or dim

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单词	overcloud
释义	overcloud [ oh-ver-kloud ] / ˌoʊ vərˈklaʊd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR overcloud ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to overspread with or as if with clouds: a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts. to darken; obscure; make gloomy: a childhood that was overclouded by the loss of his parents. verb (used without object) to become clouded over or overcast: Toward evening the sky began to overcloud. Origin of overcloud First recorded in 1585–95; over- + cloud Words nearby overcloud overcheck, overclass, overclock, overclocking, overclothes, overcloud, overcoat, overcoating, overcoil, overcome, overcommit Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for overcloud She had a gaiety and insouciance, and a natural childlike merriment that all her terrible disasters could not overcloud. A Woman's Experience in the Great War\|Louise Mack Suddenly Annie's shyness, reserve, whatever it was, seemed to overcloud her. The Butterfly House\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Shades of sadness, which gradually assumed a darker character, began to overcloud the young man's temper. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction\|Various This may overcloud us all a little if—if anything should happen to Francis Ochterlony. Madonna Mary\|Mrs. Oliphant An apparatus of such complexity, placed in the fore part of the body, cannot fail to obscure and overcloud its physiognomy. The Insect\|Jules Michelet British Dictionary definitions for overcloud overcloud / (ˌəʊvəˈklaʊd) / verb to make or become covered with clouds to make or become dark or dim Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to overcloud blind, dim, darken, confuse, disguise, mask, muddy, overshadow, cover, camouflage, shroud, belie, block out, blur, eclipse, misrepresent, veil, cloud, cover up, outweigh
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overcloud

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of overcloud

Words nearby overcloud

Example sentences from the Web for overcloud

British Dictionary definitions for overcloud

verb

Words related to overcloud