clouding

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈklaʊdɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aʊdɪŋ === Verb === clouding present participle and gerund of cloud === Noun === clouding (countable and uncountable, plural cloudings) A cloudy appearance. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the process of dyeing. A diversity of colours in yarn, recurring at regular intervals. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Edward H[enry] Knight (1877), “Clouding”, in Knight’s American Mechanical Dictionary. […], volumes I (A–GAS), New York, N.Y.: Hurd and Houghton […], →OCLC.