covering

American  

[kuhv-er-ing] / ˈkʌv ər ɪŋ /

noun

1. something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.

2. Mathematics. cover.

3. the buying of securities or commodities that one has sold short, in order to return them to the person from whom they were borrowed.

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covering British  

/ ˈkʌvərɪŋ /

noun

1. another word for cover

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Etymology

Origin of covering

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

Example Sentences

Tens of thousands of people have left Tyre, but around 20,000 remain, including 15,000 displaced from surrounding villages, despite Israeli evacuation warnings covering most of the city and a broad swathe of the south.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The warning, covering northern England, north-west Wales and southern Scotland, will begin at 19:00 BST and is due to expire at 03:00 on Sunday.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Find insight on Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, Novartis and more in the latest Market Talks covering the health care sector.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Those might include establishing a federal reinsurance program that shares natural disaster risks with insurers, or covering the risk itself similarly to how the National Flood Insurance Program works.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

By the time I got downstairs for breakfast, Aunt Pretty was covering an apple pie with a towel.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney