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covering

[ kuhv-er-ing ]

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noun

something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
Mathematics. cover ( def 51 ).
the buying of securities or commodities that one has sold short, in order to return them to the person from whom they were borrowed.

covering

/ ˈkʌvərɪŋ /

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Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; cover, -ing ¹

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She jumps on his back, mock-choking him and covering his eyes.

They keep their heads low while running behind a large curtain covering the opening between two housing blocks.

Do you think of power suits for men and knee-covering skirts for women?

A spandex mask stretched over his face, covering his eyes and nose.

Because you were covering up for actions that may or may not have been legally authorized.

At other times they have a dreadful look of being fibs invented for the purpose of covering a fault.

During the siege of Acre he commanded the covering force, and pushed reconnaissances far and wide.

Any delay in covering such deficit shall be subject to such charge as the Federal Reserve Board may impose.

And the covering of Juda shall be discovered, and thou shalt see in that day the armoury of the house of the forest.

On one occasion, while covering the retreat at Herborn, his small force was surrounded by four thousand Austrian cavalry.

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