to cloud over
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- phrasal verb
- /klaʊd ˈoʊvər/
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nublarse
- The evening will cloud over, and the temperature will drop to 35.
- the sky clouded over
- began to cloud over
Examples
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The sky had clouded over, and a light drizzle had begun falling.
Fiction book (2002) -
Above, the sky has clouded over.
Fiction book (1993) -
To my relief, I saw that the sky was beginning to cloud over.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sky had clouded over.
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The sky had clouded over.
Fiction book (1993) -
The sky clouded over, the wind blew, and I thought if I wanted to go to Locust Grove.
Fiction book (2002) -
Remember, the top of the Matterhorn clouds over by midday; therefore, early risers will get the best photographs.
Academic text (2004) -
During full summer, the sky would cloud over almost every morning, a prelude to thunder and lightning by midday, with clear skies only from late afternoon onwards.
Fiction book (1995) -
Near my home, an 1850s brick building glowed in the evening light, but when things clouded over the next day, the diffused light revealed some subtle tones.
Academic text (2001) -
The sky began to cloud over, signaling the arrival of a storm.
Synonyms
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To make something less clear or bright by covering it
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To become cloudy in the sky
Sky becomes covered with clouds and looks gray
Look less clear as if covered by a thin mist
Becoming less light as evening comes or clouds gather
Antonyms
How Cloudy
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to become covered with clouds' is directly derivable from combining 'cloud' (masses of vapor) with 'over' (indicating covering or across): the image of clouds covering the sky is literal and compositional. This follows a common English verb+particle pattern and has clear cross-linguistic parallels, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would likely understand it.
Etymology
Cloud over shows a bright sky being covered by a grey cloud moving over it. So when the sky becomes hidden by clouds and is 'less bright' or 'not sunny', we say it 'clouds over'.