- present participle of mask.
masking
Americannoun
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Psychology. obscuring, partially or completely, one sensory process by another, as the dulling of the sense of taste by smoking.
noun
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the act or practice of masking
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psychol the process by which a stimulus (usually visual or auditory) is obscured by the presence of another almost simultaneous stimulus
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Even players have not escaped - Germany's Jamal Musiala was photographed pre-match with masking tape covering the Beats logo on his headphones.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
VPNs help by masking IPs and encrypting traffic, making monitoring harder.
From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026
But they have also bought from neighboring countries that are masking Sudanese gum as local, traders say.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026
Consider the overbalance of gloss-black surfaces—not just the grille form but the roof, roof racks, roof pillars, bumpers, mirror caps, rear diffuser thingy, deep-tinted rear glass and heavy window masking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Even though I'm the only one here, I reach for the Sharpie and masking tape.
From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour
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