cloudwards
8.9
To become more cloudy
- adverb
- /ˈklaʊd.wɚdz/
:
hacia nublado
- As the morning progressed, the sky shifted cloudwards and the sun disappeared.
Examples
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The sky turned cloudwards as the storm approached.
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Sailors watched the horizon turn cloudwards, preparing for a possible storm.
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The weather forecast predicted that conditions would move cloudwards by the evening.
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Look how the weather is shifting cloudwards!
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As the evening approached, the sky grew darker and shifted cloudwards.
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The forecasters warned that the weather was turning cloudwards, signaling a potential rainstorm.
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We noticed the temperature drop as the clouds began to gather cloudwards.
Surface Forms
cloudwards positive
Morphology
Etymology
Cloudwards combines cloud ('clouds') and -wards ('toward') to give a sense of direction. So when the weather goes cloudwards, the sky is moving 'toward' more clouds or becoming more cloudy.
