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Synonyms for

Eclipsing

Verb / ɪˈklɪpsɪŋ / / i:ˈklɪpsɪŋ / / ʌˈklɪpsɪŋ / Another word for eclipsing — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

to obscure or block out something, especially light or a celestial body

Synonyms & similar words

occult eclipse dominate overshadow obscuring blocking veiling masking concealing covering hiding shrouding overshadowing occluding enveloping enclosing surrounding engulfing dwarfing outshining dimming shading burying

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Example sentences

  1. The clouds are eclipsing the sun.
  2. The building is eclipsing the view of the ocean.
  3. The moon is eclipsing the sun during the solar eclipse.
  4. The tall trees are eclipsing the smaller plants.
  5. The shadow of the building is eclipsing the park.

Quotes

  • Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star... - E. E. Cummings
  • The Earth is like a child that knows poems by heart. - Rainer Maria Rilke
  • We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. - Oscar Wilde

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