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UK
/kˈʌvəɹɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈkəvɝɪŋ, ˈkəvɹɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈkəvɝɪŋ, ˈkəvɹɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft - the act of protecting something by covering it
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the work of applying something
a complete bleach requires several applications
the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine
the surface was ready for a coating of paint -
a natural object that covers or envelops
under a covering of dust
the fox was flushed from its cover - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
How To Use covering In A Sentence
- Meanwhile, the sister is trying to maintain standards and dignity, washing her clothes and covering her body.
- So maybe BP isn't the best example yet, but clearly businesses that embrace principles of social entrepreneurship--discovering how to "unstick" society when it has gotten stuck, by changing the system--are having widespread impact in making the new buzzphrase "social value" the litmus test for success for not only social entrepreneurs but profit-oriented businesses, too. Marian Salzman: Reinvention, Part II
- So while artists in 1860s Paris were discovering the beauty of Japanese "floating world" — or ukiyo-e — woodblock prints, many Japanese artists were heading to Yokohama, scouring European publications and creating their own genre of exotica: the Yokohama-e. How Japan Saw Us
- CNN ... why arent you covering all the "handpicked," townhalls for Obama and theliberal dems? No media allowed at Palin speech in Missouri
- Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face. Tunisian leader flees amid protests; PM takes over
- The Trabant, for example, boasts textile floor covering and a two-tone horn.
- A safety pin has a metal covering over the pointed end.
- But he has managed just one minute this season since recovering from a persistent abdominal injury. The Sun
- On the other hand, we had the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Bild, Süddeutsche Zeitung as well as the Austrian Der Standard and the Neue Zürisches Zeitung covering the story in detail from a very different angle. Who is to run our foreign policy?
- It's like quail hunting: A short, light 20-gauge gun is faster than a big, heavy 12 in covering a covey rise.
