overcloud
Americanverb (used with object)
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to overspread with or as if with clouds.
a summer storm that briefly overclouds the sun; to overcloud one's pleasure with solemn thoughts.
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to darken; obscure; make gloomy.
a childhood that was overclouded by the loss of his parents.
verb (used without object)
verb
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to make or become covered with clouds
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to make or become dark or dim
Etymology
Origin of overcloud
Example Sentences
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To imagine how and why their home had ripped in two might just overcloud me with despair.
From New York Times • Jul. 28, 2018
Oh, no! my king will not overcloud his queen's wedding-day with so dark a veil of death.
From Henry VIII and His Court by Pierce, Henry Niles
But when they came out and one went amongst them, there was nothing to overcloud the pleasure of our intercourse.
From The Great War As I Saw It by Scott, Frederick George
They also remarked to each other that though Fidele smiled so sweetly, yet so sad a melancholy did overcloud his lovely face, as if grief and patience had together taken possession of him.
From Tales from Shakespeare by Lamb, Mary
The demerits of the play, however, could not wholly overcloud the splendor of her unique personality, which at moments electrified the audience.
From Reminiscences, 1819-1899 by Howe, Julia Ward
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