Standard Lemma guide
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.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
noun
The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: espionage, government, military, politics, war
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noun
A faint representation; an adumbration.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: education
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verb
present participle and gerund of shadow
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
the act of following someone secretly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: tailing
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Broader terms: pursuit, chase, pursual, following
History
From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
