cloud over

1. Become opaque, misty, or dim, as in I'm sweating so much that my eyeglasses are clouded over .

2. Become overcast with clouds, as in It's clouding over now, so it may rain soon , or It was too hot and sunny, but after a while the sky clouded up and we ventured outside . [Mid-1700s]

Idioms and Phrases

Also, cloud up .

Example Sentences

By Alex Orlov for Life by DailyBurn Do dark, chilly days make your mood cloud over this time each year?

From The Daily Beast

But on a more personal level, the cloud over Zorreguieta does have implications for the ceremonies in the days to come.

From The Daily Beast

Padre, all the land speaks peace today, yet you are as a threatening cloud over Soledad!

From Project Gutenberg

I could find in my heart to put you in a passion any day, just to see his stormy look coming like a great cloud over your face.

From Project Gutenberg

Most unluckily the weather began to cloud over, and soon a sharp hailstorm began, with every indication of a fog.

From Project Gutenberg

The great heat has caused something like a purple haze to cloud over the deep blue of the sapphire sky.

From Project Gutenberg

That such an incident should cast a cloud over Henry Ward Beecher's life was inevitable.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• blacken
• conceal
• darken
• dim
• mute
• obscure
• shield