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clouded

/ˈklaʊdɪd/

verb

Meaning

  • To become foggy or gloomy, or obscured from sight.

    "The glass clouds when you breathe on it."

  • To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds.

    "The sky is clouded."

  • To make obscure.

    "All this talk about human rights is clouding the real issue."

  • To make less acute or perceptive.

    "The tears began to well up and cloud my vision."

  • To make gloomy or sullen.

  • To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish (reputation or character).

  • To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate with colors.

    "to cloud yarn"

  • To become marked, darkened or variegated in this way.

adjective

Meaning

  • Filled with clouds.

  • Unclear; surrounded in mystery.

  • Made dim or blurry.

    "the clouded eyes of the sick man"

  • Variegated with spots.

    "a clouded cane"