blanketing

[blang-ki-ting]

noun

1. blankets.

   The blanketing was too warm.

2. Radio.,  the effect of a signal from a powerful transmitter that interferes with or prevents the reception of other signals.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blanketing¹

First recorded in 1570–80; blanket + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

A long stretch of road headed west into Westmoreland Parish winds through a graveyard of trees – stacks of branches and limbs, cracked and twisted, blanketing the landscape for miles.

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As it turned out, it wasn’t Newark that derailed my plans, but thunderstorms blanketing the East Coast, grounding all flights, including mine, already mid-air.

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At dusk, worshippers stood waist-deep in the river's brown waters to offer prayers to the sun god Surya as the setting orb sank into the haze blanketing New Delhi's skyline, marking the annual Chhath festival.

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New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region of 30 million people are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter.

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New Delhi and its sprawling metropolitan region -- home to more than 30 million people -- are regularly ranked among the world's most polluted capitals, with acrid smog blanketing the skyline each winter.

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Related Words

• bury 
• coat 
• envelop 
• obscure 
• surround