shading
Americannoun
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a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
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the act of a person or thing that shades.
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the representation of the different values of color or light and dark in a painting or drawing.
noun
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Example Sentences
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Shading our sunniest neighborhoods would require planting 30 million trees.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025
Shading panels can’t be installed on some roofs because they are crisscrossed by power lines or being used for other purposes.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 27, 2023
Shading still reflects the supporters’ refrain “Eternal Blue, Forever Green” and team’s Rave Green moniker.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
“Weights, gravity. To be blinded. Interpolations. Reflections. Death. The sum of independent worlds. Shading, refracting the color.”
From New York Times • Jun. 2, 2023
Shading his eyes, Torak peered over the edge.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
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