clouding

(noun) the process whereby water particles become visible in the sky. Synonyms: clouding up.

(verb) make overcast or cloudy. Synonyms: overcast, cloud. Example: "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches."

(verb) make less visible or unclear. Synonyms: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist. Examples: "The stars are obscured by the clouds." "The big elm tree obscures our view of the valley."

(verb) billow up in the form of a cloud. Synonyms: cloud. Example: "The smoke clouded above the houses."

(verb) make gloomy or depressed. Synonyms: cloud. Example: "Their faces were clouded with sadness."

(verb) place under suspicion or cast doubt upon. Synonyms: defile, sully, corrupt, taint, cloud. Example: "Sully someone's reputation."

(verb) make less clear. Synonyms: cloud. Example: "The stroke clouded memories of her youth."

(verb) colour with streaks or blotches of different shades. Synonyms: mottle, dapple, cloud.

(verb) make milky or dull. Synonyms: cloud. Example: "The chemical clouded the liquid to which it was added."