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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

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Etymology

Origin of covering

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

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Example Sentences

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covering coverings

Living shorelines, such as those along the Orange and San Diego county coasts, involve piling sand atop boulders or smaller stones and covering the berms with vegetation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

Then, Meta wants everyone to play with its new A.I. model but is the cuteness covering up something sinister?

From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2026

Finally, Chelsea's Sonia Bompastor suggested she was open to new expressions in covering the game provided they were properly analysed.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

Find insight on DHL, Volkswagen, Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and more in the latest Market Talks covering Auto and Transport.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

Ba had let her think Ma’s coverlet was mine, but the pillow covering I had been working on was a mess of tangled strings.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

One potential explanation involves their exoskeletons, the hard outer coverings that protect their bodies.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

In European traditions, the handwritten Torah scroll, which contains the first five books of the Hebrew Bible, is protected with ceremonial coverings and adornments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026

Remember to store items down there on high shelves, and consider mold-protecting wall coverings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Footage from the demonstration outside the Board of Deputies' Camden office showed a few dozen protesters, several of whom were wearing face coverings.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

“In what order you keep these rooms, Mrs. Fairfax!” said I. “No dust, no canvas coverings: except that the air feels chilly, one would think they were inhabited daily.”

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

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