Synonyms

shadowing

American

[shad-oh-ing] / ˈʃæd oʊ ɪŋ /

noun

Cytology, Histology.

a method of enhancing the visibility of the surface features of a specimen for electron microscopic viewing by spraying it from one side with a coating of metal atoms.

Other Word Forms

self-shadowing adjective

Etymology

Origin of shadowing

shadow + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

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Instead of shadowing wolves, ravens repeatedly returned to specific areas where kills were more common.

From Science Daily • Mar. 19, 2026

In the early 1990s, David Dorsey spent a year shadowing executives selling copiers for then-booming Xerox.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

That includes shadowing Chinese coastguard ships and responding to suspicious vessels lingering near Taiwan's subsea telecoms cables.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The third and most critical problem for the Phillies was that Betts had lingered close to second base, shadowing Castellanos.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025

“Gaween,” said Old Tallow, very slowly, the lines in her face shadowing, “you are still beautiful.”

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich

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