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• present participle of cover.

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covering

American  

[kuhv-er-ing] / ˈkʌv ər ɪŋ /

noun

• coverings
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• coverings
  plural

Etymology

Origin of covering

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

Example Sentences

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covering coverings

Isaac Vargas writes for the LA Local, a nonprofit newsroom covering Los Angeles communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

Find insight on Banca Generali, Apollo, AMP and more in the latest Market Talks covering financial services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

But the controls covering indium phosphide were never suspended in the first place.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026

The curfew would supplement a social media ban on under-16s announced by Starmer in June, covering sites including Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Imani called in sick today, so I’m covering the breakfast rush at the OldMill instead of working my usual shift at the marina.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A growing number of beach towns are cracking down on some of the more elaborate shade coverings, citing safety issues.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 5, 2026

In Glasgow, this saw hundreds of people, many wearing balaclavas and face coverings, march in the city centre and confront police.

From BBC ● Jun. 14, 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

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

And now there’s thread after thread of people trying to identify the members behind the face coverings.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold