Definitions for covering
ˈkʌv ər ɪŋcov·er·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. covering, natural covering, cover(noun)

   a natural object that covers or envelops

   "under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"

2. covering(noun)

   an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)

3. cover, covering, screening, masking(noun)

   the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it

   "the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"

4. covering(noun)

   the act of protecting something by covering it

5. application, coating, covering(noun)

   the work of applying something

   "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint";

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. covering(Noun)

   That which covers something.

2. covering(Noun)

   Action of the verb to cover.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Covering

   of Cover

2. Covering(noun)

   anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. covering

   Standing exactly in front or in rear of another man or an object.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'covering' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3367

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'covering' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3871

How to pronounce covering?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say covering in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of covering in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of covering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of covering in a Sentence

1. Mike Pompeo:

   America's not covering up for a murder.

2. Le Brun:

   Short-covering has led to a little bit of a rally.

3. C. J. Jung:

   Sentimentality is a superstructure covering brutality.

4. Jessica Sellers:

   They're kicking themselves and covering much further out.

5. Tamas Varga:

   We have some technical buying and pre-weekend short-covering.

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