Phrase guide

cloud up

verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To become cloudy or overcast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences, weather

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To become cloudy or clouded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To become blank or confused due to shock or trauma.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

To form a cloud (as in a dust cloud)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

verb

Meaning 5

become covered with clouds

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The sky clouded over

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: overcloud, cloud over

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: darken

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ամպել (ampel) — to become cloudy or overcast
  • German: sich bewölken — to become cloudy or overcast
  • German: sich beziehen — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Greek: συννεφιάζω (synnefiázo) — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Japanese: 曇る くもる — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Polish: chmurzyć się — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Polish: pochmurnieć — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Portuguese: ficar coberto — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Swedish: mulna — to become cloudy or overcast
  • Turkish: bulutlanmak — to become cloudy or overcast