blanketing

It all made for a melancholy scene when the lights went down before tip-off and Washington honored franchise great Wes Unseld, who died in June at 74, with a video and a moment of silence — true, blanketing silence.
Wizards can’t seal the deal, fall to 0-2 with a loss to the Magic in their home opener|Ava Wallace|December 27, 2020|Washington Post
On a boulevard with stacked neon-lit signs blanketing the buildings, Veatch finds the gaming arcade frequented by the Kims.
‘Love Child’ Game Over: Internet Addicts Let Their Baby Starve to Death|Nina Strochlic|July 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reach for a bottle of schnaps to ward off the bitter cold blanketing America right now.
What to Drink When it’s Cold? The Glory of Austrian Schnaps|Jordan Salcito|January 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, competitors have been blanketing China with cheaper smartphones.
Wall Street’s Not Buying This ‘Cheap’ iPhone|Daniel Gross|September 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Tropical cyclone Oswald has produced a blanketing of sea foam in parts of Queensland, Australia.
A Giant Bubble Bath|Ilana Glazer|January 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
From Celine to Louis Vuitton, minimal new carry-alls are blanketing runways.
Return of the Normal-Size Bag|Misty White Sidell|October 9, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Blanketing: A slang term, used when one vessel covers or becalms another with her sails.
The Sportswoman's Library, v. 2|Various
Her voice penetrated the uproar of his mind, stilling troubled waters, blanketing other sounds.
Shock Treatment|Stanley Mullen
When the chills intervene he wants blanketing, hot bottles at his feet, and hot tea, or something stronger.
The Entailed Hat|George Alfred Townsend
But of that his squire could not be convinced, for the episode of the blanketing still remained a most vivid reality to him.
The Story of Don Quixote|Arvid Paulson, Clayton Edwards, and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Batson Reeves was just blanketing his horse, for in his vigorous courtship forenoon calls figured regularly.
The Skipper and the Skipped|Holman Day

Origin of blanketing