shading
The act or result of something being shadedThe act or result of something being shaded.
» Mary stood with her hand shading her eyes.
Maria stand da und beschattete ihre Augen mit der Hand. — wolfgangth
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)The act or result of something being shaded.
the delicate shadings of colour in the painted sunset
(countable, uncountable)Something providing shade.
- a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
- graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
Examples
4 sentencesMary stood with her hand shading her eyes.
deMaria stand da und beschattete ihre Augen mit der Hand. — wolfgangth
Paul stood with his hand shading his eyes.
dePaul stand da und beschattete seine Augen mit der Hand. — Tamy
Sponge absorbs water so it is convenient for shading water-colours and such.
Line art emphasizes form and outline, over color, shading, and texture.
Forms
plural: shadingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades:blending
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.