clouding over
Sunshine fading away
Clouding over describes the sky becoming overcast as clouds move in or thicken: It's clouding over—we should head back.
The phrase extends to faces or expressions that darken with displeasure or concern: Her face clouded over when she heard the news.
It can also describe mental clarity fading: His mind has been clouding over lately.
- darkAbsence of light
- obscuringMaking less visible
- gloomyDark and dispiriting
- gray skiesCloud-covered atmosphere
- rolling inArriving continuously, abundantly
dreary · gathering gloom · murkiness · misty · shadowing · dimness · fog · mental fog · cataracts · blurriness · hazy · thunderclouds · opacity · veiled · storm · smudging · greying · confusion
clouding overclearing up
Becoming less cloudy
clearing · brightening · defogging · breaking up · burning off
clouding overclearing
Treeless space in forest
brightening · sharpening · focusing · clarifying · dawning
cloud, over, clouding, clouded, clouds, cloudy, cloudless, cloudiness, overcast