What part of speech is obscuring?

Obscuring can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. obscuring is a verb, gerund of obscure (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does obscuring mean?

Definitions

Verb

obscure - make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
obscure - make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
obscure - reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa
obscure - make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
obscure - make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"

Examples of obscuring

#   Sentence  
1. adj. An obscure turn of phrase.
2. adj. An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.
3. adj. An obscure family.
4. adj. An obscure flaw.
5. adj. Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure.
6. adj. An obscure retreat.
7. adj. An obscure village.
8. verb The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future.
9. verb Tom attempted to obscure the truth.
10. verb And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood.
11. verb Grey clouds obscure the sky.
12. verb The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future.
13. verb Tom attempted to obscure the truth.
14. verb And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood.
15. verb Grey clouds obscure the sky.
Sentence  
adj.
An obscure turn of phrase.
An impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit.
An obscure family.
An obscure flaw.
Those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure.
An obscure retreat.
An obscure village.
verb
The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future.
Tom attempted to obscure the truth.
And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood.
Grey clouds obscure the sky.
The goal is not to affect current oil production, but to obscure that country's energy future.
Tom attempted to obscure the truth.
And thus no cavalier appeared to rival or to obscure the ideal picture of chivalrous excellence which Lucy had pictured to herself in the Master of Ravenswood.
Grey clouds obscure the sky.

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