cloud
noun
a visible collection of particles of water or ice suspended in the air, usually at an elevation above the earth's surface.
has been clouding
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present perfect progressiveof cloud (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Ash from the eruptions has been clouding the skies over eastern Sicily and has disrupted hundreds of flights at Catania International Airport in the past week.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
“It removes a very significant overhang that has been clouding the picture at Dish for years.”
From BusinessWeek ● May 2, 2011
And Beatrice, having unburdened herself of a task which has been clouding her small horizon ever since breakfast, sits down with a sigh of intense relief.
From "Pip" A Romance of Youth by Ian Hay
