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From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission. Full definition →
From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.