Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of shade
nounshading (countable and uncountable, plural shadings)
plural shadings
- countableuncountableThe act or result of something being shaded.
the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset
- countableuncountableSomething providing shade.
We placed ourselves on a rustic bench under the shading of a fine old elm; ...
1843, W. H. Maxwell, The Fortunes of Hector O’Halloran, and His Man Mark Antony O’Toole, page 49
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
Similar
Broader
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto ombrado
- ombradoact or result of a thing being shaded
French ombragé
- ombragéact or result of a thing being shaded
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with shading
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APA
shading. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shading
MLA
“shading.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shading. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shading,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shading.
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