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Definition cloud in British English

cloud verb

verb
/klaʊd/
1

to become darker because grey clouds are forming in the sky

Synonyms and related words
break break through brighten up
2

if something transparent or shiny clouds, or if something clouds it, it becomes difficult to see through or into it

Example

Steam clouded the mirror.

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blind cloud blur
2.1

if something clouds a clear liquid, or if it clouds, it becomes no longer clear

Example

The solution clouds if you shake it.

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atomise atomize bake
3

to affect your thinking in a way that makes you likely to make a bad decision or forget something

Example

Make sure that personal motivation is not clouding your judgment.

Synonyms and related words
discombobulate confuse distract
4

to make something more complicated or confusing

Example

Unanswered questions have further clouded the issue.

Synonyms and related words
discombobulate confuse distract
5

to spoil an activity, event, or situation

Example

Her political future was clouded by allegations of misconduct.

Synonyms and related words
damage spoil harm
6

if an emotion clouds your eyes, your eyes show the emotion

Synonyms and related words
show display manifest
Definition cloud in British English

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