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cloud over

Also, cloud up.

1

Become overcast with clouds, as in It's clouding over now, so it may rain soon, or It was too hot and sunny, but after a while the sky clouded up and we ventured outside. [Mid-1700s]

2

Become opaque, misty, or dim, as in I'm sweating so much that my eyeglasses are clouded over.

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dim, darken, shield, mute, conceal, blacken, obscure, overshadow, eclipse, gray, protect, hide, umbrage, shelter, screen, cover, adumbrate, shutter, deepen, shadow

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