overcloud

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verb

To cover, or become covered, with clouds.

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cloud overcloud upobscurebedim
OriginEnglish cloud ← Middle English over- ← Old English ofer- →
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Meanings

verbovercloud (third-person singular simple present overclouds, present participle overclouding, simple past and past participle overclouded)

present singular third person overclouds · participle present overclouding · participle past overclouded · past overclouded

  1. ambitransitiveTo cover, or become covered, with clouds.
  2. figurativelytransitiveTo cast sorrow or gloom over.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbecome covered with clouds

Similar
cloud overcloud up
Broader
darken

verbmake unintelligible or unclear

Similar
obscurebedim
Broader
changealtermodify
Also see
bedimcloud overcloud upobscure

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Germanic*uber
  4. Old Englishofer-
  5. Middle Englishover-
  6. Englishover-
  7. Englishcloud
  8. Englishovercloud

From over- + cloud.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“overcloud.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcloud. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overcloud,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overcloud.

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