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covering
[ kuhv-er-ing ]
noun
- something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
- Mathematics. cover ( def 51 ).
- the buying of securities or commodities that one has sold short, in order to return them to the person from whom they were borrowed.
covering
/ ˈʌəɪŋ /
noun
- another word for cover
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
Just hours before, the Turkish photojournalist had returned home from covering mass anti-government protests.
Many Muslim girls and women wear the hijab, an Islamic head covering, as a symbol of modesty.
He was later a play-by-play announcer and sideline reporter covering college football and basketball games for an unwired radio network before getting hired to be the voice of Pepperdine women’s basketball for two seasons.
I have been covering medical ethics for the BBC for more than 20 years.
The deal would be broader than just reducing tariffs, focusing on technology but also covering elements of trade in goods and services as well as agriculture - a controversial area in previous unsuccessful US-UK trade talks.
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