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cloud up

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Pronunciation: US /ˌklaʊd ˈʌp/

cloud up means: If the sky does this, clouds spread across it.

verb

CLOUDY SKYB2

If the sky does this, clouds spread across it.

  • The sky is starting to cloud up.
  • It clouded up before lunch, and then it rained.
  • Will it cloud up again this afternoon?

Similar words: cloud over, become overcast

Opposites: clear up

Common phrases: begin to cloud up, cloud up quickly, cloud up before rain

BECOME UNCLEARB2

To become less clear or harder to see through.

  • The water began to cloud up.
  • My glasses clouded up when I entered the warm room.
  • Why does the tank cloud up after feeding the fish?

Similar words: cloud, become cloudy

Opposites: clear

Common phrases: cloud up with steam, cloud up quickly

FORM A CLOUDC1

Dust, smoke, or similar material gathers into a cloud.

  • Dust began to cloud up behind the truck.
  • Smoke clouded up above the fire.
  • Fine sand can cloud up when the wind blows.

Similar words: billow, form a cloud

Common phrases: dust cloud up, smoke cloud up

MIND GOES BLANKC2

To become unable to think clearly because something shocking or deeply upsetting has happened.

  • My mind clouded up after the shock.
  • Her thoughts clouded up when she heard about the accident.
  • His mind had clouded up, and he could not answer.

Similar words: go blank, become confused

Opposites: clear

Common phrases: cloud up from shock, cloud up after something

Questions about cloud up

What does cloud up mean?

If the sky does this, clouds spread across it.

What is cloud up in other languages?

Türkçe: bulutlanmak · Español: nublarse · Français: se couvrir · Deutsch: sich bewölken · Italiano: annuvolarsi · 日本語: 曇る

How do you pronounce cloud up?

It is pronounced /ˌklaʊd ˈʌp/.

How do you use cloud up in a sentence?

The sky is starting to cloud up. It clouded up before lunch, and then it rained.

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