What does covering mean?
Definitions for covering
ˈkʌv ər ɪŋcov·er·ing
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word covering.
Princeton's WordNet
covering, natural covering, covernoun
a natural object that covers or envelops
"under a covering of dust"; "the fox was flushed from its cover"
coveringnoun
an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
cover, covering, screening, maskingnoun
the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it
"the cover concealed their guns from enemy aircraft"
coveringnoun
the act of protecting something by covering it
application, coating, coveringnoun
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
coveringnoun
That which covers something.
coveringnoun
Action of the verb to cover.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Coveringnoun
Dress; vesture; any thing spread over another.
Etymology: from cover.
The women took and spread a covering over the well’s mouth. 2 Sam. xvii. 19.
Bring some covering for this naked soul,
Whom I’ll intreat to lead me. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Sometimes providence casts things so, that truth and interest lie the same way; and when it is wrapt up in this covering, men can be content to follow it. South.
Then from the floor he rais’d a royal bed,
With cov’rings of Sidonian purple spread. John Dryden, Fables.
Webster Dictionary
Covering
of Cover
Coveringnoun
anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a wrapper, clothing, etc
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
covering
Standing exactly in front or in rear of another man or an object.
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Rank popularity for the word 'covering' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3367
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'covering' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3871
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of covering in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of covering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of covering in a Sentence
The local press all covered the substance of what I said, the reactions of what happened, national press, it was all about the little girl and me terrifying her. You can literally read the story side by side as if they're covering Mars and Venus.
I think what we're seeing here is probably a bit of short-covering and bargain-hunting, just trading against the news, even though the results were disappointing, the stocks had been pretty solidly hammered already. I suspect there was already substantial disappointment already priced in.
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy:
Each member of Congress must uphold a high standard of honesty and integrity. When it comes to matters of our national security, that responsibility is even greater, chairman Schiff has fallen short in Chairman Schiff duty. From claiming Chairman Schiff had evidence of Russian collusion with the Trump campaign to covering up Chairman Schiff committees relationship with the whistleblower, Chairman Schiff has demonstrated a pattern of lying to the American people on matters of intelligence.
We don't want to see a wave of evictions as these moratoria are lifted, we need to look at forms of emergency rent relief where philanthropy or government is covering the rent during the job loss.
I don't see Bob Dylan as covering these songs in any way. They've been covered enough. Buried, as a matter a fact. What me and my band are basically doing is uncovering them. Lifting them out of the grave and bringing them into the light of day, shadows in the Night.
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Translations for covering
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- AbdeckungGerman
- peiteFinnish
- sgàileScottish Gaelic
- כיסויHebrew
- շապիկ, պատյան, ծածկոցArmenian
- coberturaPortuguese
- покрытиеRussian
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