noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act or result of something being shaded. countable, uncountable

   "the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset"

2. 2
   a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades wordnet
3. 3
   Something providing shade. countable, uncountable

   "We placed ourselves on a rustic bench under the shading of a fine old elm; ..."

4. 4
   graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting wordnet

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of shade form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

adumbrationarrangementatmospherebalanceblack spotblackening

Example

More examples

"Mary stood with her hand shading her eyes."

Related phrases

Gouraud shadingPhong shadingbid shadingcel shadingpillow shadingshading coilshading pentoon shading

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