cloud over

verb

To become cloudy or overcast.

“The sky is clouding over. I hope you have an umbrella.”

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overcloudcloud up
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Meanings

verbcloud over (third-person singular simple present clouds over, present participle clouding over, simple past and past participle clouded over)

present singular third person clouds over · participle present clouding over · participle past clouded over · past clouded over

  1. intransitiveTo become cloudy or overcast.

    The sky is clouding over. I hope you have an umbrella.

    1 more example

    Her eyes clouded over with grief as we told her what had happened.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome covered with clouds

Similar
overcloudcloud up
Broader
darken
Also see
cloud upovercloud

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan ennuvolar-se
  • ennuvolar-seto become cloudy or overcast
French couvrir, ennuager
  • couvrirto become cloudy or overcast
  • ennuagerto become cloudy or overcast
Italian rannuvolarsi
  • rannuvolarsito become cloudy or overcast
Romanian înnora
  • înnorato become cloudy or overcast
Turkish bulutlanmak
  • bulutlanmakto become cloudy or overcast
Cite this entry
APA

cloud over. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20over

MLA

“cloud over.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20over. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cloud over,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cloud%20over.

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