cloud
make overcast or cloudy
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,621 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,190 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
verb
- make overcast or cloudy also: overcast Fall weather often overcasts our beaches
- make less visible or unclear also: obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog The stars are obscured by the cloudsthe big elm tree obscures our view of the valley
- billow up in the form of a cloud The smoke clouded above the houses
- make gloomy or depressed Their faces were clouded with sadness
- place under suspicion or cast doubt upon also: defile, sully, corrupt, taint sully someone's reputation
- make less clear the stroke clouded memories of her youth
cloud in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And Sibson, as he "blew a cloud," Declared, "It vos a day!"
Sketches by Seymour — Volume 04 · Robert Seymour · Chapter 1
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They saw a great ship sail slowly by, making a cloud of smoke.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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She had something like a cloud before her eyes; and she drove her needle at random.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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The cloud had turned inside out for Mrs. Wiggs, and only the silver lining was visible.
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch · Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice · Chapter 1
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And a dark-gray cloud came over the sun, and long, snake-like shadows crept up along the mountain sides.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1