- present participle of cover.
covering
Americannoun
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something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
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Mathematics. cover.
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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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Etymology
Origin of covering
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at cover, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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Food and Drug Administration considers updated rules covering front-of-package nutrition information, healthy product claims and food marketing aimed at children.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
For many working parents, she said, this was made worse by expensive nursery fees and the cost of covering children's hot lunches and after school clubs.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Guest: Josh Keating, senior correspondent covering foreign affairs at Vox.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2026
Despite covering only 0.1 percent of the Earth's surface, coral reefs are home to roughly a quarter of the world's marine fish species.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
Jack’s heart began beating at a normal speed again, and he tried covering his deeply red face.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Contractors could be seen putting up long white coverings in place of the missing walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
As well as the restriction on face coverings, Hochul announced that ICE agents would no longer be permitted to enter schools, libraries, community centers, polling sites, and other sensitive locations without a judicial warrant.
From Barron's ● May 7, 2026
Another woman takes the microphone and highlights the importance of hijab - head coverings for women.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Based on its features, scientists classified it as a thescelosaurid, a group of two-legged dinosaurs found in East Asia and North America that may have had fuzzy coverings.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 1, 2026
Everyone else had spotty coverings of skinny, peapod-colored seedlings that they watered two, three, four times a day, depending on the weather.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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