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covering

[ kuhv-er-ing ]

noun

  1. something laid over or wrapped around a thing, especially for concealment, protection, or warmth.
  2. Mathematics. cover ( def 51 ).
  3. 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

  1. another word for cover
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of covering1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; cover, -ing 1
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Just hours before, the Turkish photojournalist had returned home from covering mass anti-government protests.

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Many Muslim girls and women wear the hijab, an Islamic head covering, as a symbol of modesty.

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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.

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I have been covering medical ethics for the BBC for more than 20 years.

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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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