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SHADING

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades

Synonyms:

blending; shading

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("shading" is a kind of...):

gradation; graduation (the act of arranging in grades)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("shading" is a kind of...):

marking (a pattern of marks)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "shading"):

crosshatch; hachure; hatch; hatching (shading consisting of multiple crossing lines)

Derivation:

shade (represent the effect of shade or shadow on)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb shade

Credits

 Context examples: 

Red upon white, said Alleyne, shading his eyes; but whether roebuck or no is more than I could vouch.

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Why, my lord,” quoth Ford, standing in his stirrups and shading his eyes, “it is old Hob Davidson, the fat miller of Milton!”

(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"She's been talking about it for ten years." He rested for a moment against the pump, shading his eyes. "And now she's going whether she wants to or not. I'm going to get her away."

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)