clouding

/ˈklaʊdɪŋ/
verb
  1. Present participle of cloud; becoming covered with clouds or becoming unclear.
    • The window is clouding up from the steam in the kitchen.
    • The sky is clouding over, so we should go inside.
    • Her eyes were clouding with tears as she spoke.
  2. Making something less clear or more difficult to understand.
    • Too many details are clouding the main point of the story.
    • His anger was clouding his ability to think clearly.
    • The politician's vague answers were clouding the real issue.
Antonyms
noun
  1. The process of something becoming covered with clouds or becoming less clear.
    • The clouding of the water made it hard to see the fish.
    • Doctors noticed a clouding in the patient's eye lens.
    • The clouding of the sky meant a storm was coming.
  2. A state of confusion or lack of clarity in thought or perception.
    • Emotional stress can lead to a clouding of memory.
    • Lack of sleep caused a clouding of his judgment.
    • The news brought a clouding of her usually clear mind.
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