🧣 A protective layer 🛡️ The act of protecting 🎤 A new version

covering

1 4.2

A new version of a song originally sung by another artist

noun
/ˈkʌvərɪŋ/

: versión

Exiting Elmo's room via the air-lock room, they peeled off their protective coverings and threw them in the bio trash.

And we played Clash and Sex Pistols covers.

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Examples

In advance of obtaining display drugs and coverings for your specific bouts of hemorrhoid pain, check out some remedies.

Blog text (25)
COVERING PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS

Academic text (2000)
Marie's covering for you.

Fiction book (2000)
For the student, the portfolio is not only the frame and the canvas for a finished piece; it holds the early sketches, the experiments in composing, the erasures, stops and starts, rearrangements, and coverings.

Academic text (1998)
Her band released a covering of a classic rock song that quickly became popular.
He enjoys listening to a covering of old hits by contemporary artists.
The new album features a surprising covering of a famous pop song originally sung by another singer.

Synonyms

cover

vscovering

297 4.1

A new recording of a song first made by another artist

is the gerund form referring to that same recording or performance

cover song

vscovering

2 3.4

A new recording or performance of a song originally sung by another artist

is the gerund form used for the same idea

cover version

vscovering

1 3.5

A new recording of a song that another artist made popular

is the gerund form referring to the same recorded act

Antonyms

original

∞ 2.8

Not a copy and existing as the first form

Compounds

covering fire

Specialized

3 7.7

Intense gunfire aimed near an enemy to keep them from shooting back while friendly troops move

head covering

2 2.2

Cloth or hat that people wear on the head, sometimes over the face

floor covering

1 3.4

A material placed on a floor to protect it and make it look nice

bed covering

1 1.5

A cloth placed on a bed to keep you warm or make it look nice

short covering

Specialized

1 8.1

To buy back shares you sold expecting their price to fall to close that position

body covering

3.0

A layer like skin, fur, or clothes that covers the body

covering letter

2.7

A short letter that you send with other documents to explain them

covering material

3.5

A material builders use to cover and protect floors, walls, or roofs

lap covering

6.7

A piece of cloth that covers your thighs when you sit

leg covering

1.8

A piece of clothing that covers the lower leg from the knee to the ankle

protective covering

3.2

Something you put over a thing to keep it safe from damage

protective covering

Specialized

3.1

An outer layer on animals or plants that keeps them safe from harm

How Faithful

covering

1 4.2

interpretation

48 4.0

reworking

4 3.9

parody

71 5.0

Surface Forms

covering singular

coverings plural

Morphology

covering = cover (semi-transparent) = cover + ing

Formed from 'cover' + '-ing' but relies on the extended, idiomatic musical sense of 'cover' (to perform another artist's song), which may not be immediately obvious to all learners.

Etymology

Covering comes from the verb cover, and a helpful way to remember the music sense is to think of an artist 'putting a new cover' on an old song. A music covering is therefore a version of a song first sung or recorded by someone else.