cloud up

VERB

darken

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blacken dim eclipse obscure overshadow

STRONG

becloud bedim deepen fog gray haze murk obfuscate overcast shade shadow

WEAK

cloud over make dim tone down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

lighten

STRONG

clear up

WEAK

brighten illuminate whiten

VERB

frown

Synonyms

STRONGEST

glare glower grimace pout

STRONG

gloom lower sulk

WEAK

do a slow burn give a dirty look give the evil eye knit brows look black look daggers look stern

Antonyms

STRONGEST

grin smile

WEAK

approve condone encourage

VERB

shade

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blacken conceal darken dim mute obscure shield

STRONG

adumbrate cloud cover deepen eclipse gray hide overshadow protect screen shadow shelter shutter umbrage veil

WEAK

be overcast cast a shadow cloud over inumbrate tone down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

brighten illuminate lay bare lighten open reveal uncover whiten

STRONG

clear explain lay out

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cloud up

For most of my life "My Old Kentucky Home" had the power to make me "cloud up" or weep "outright."

From Salon ● May 5, 2022

But adults cloud up while happy or angry, or when overcome by bittersweet blends like nostalgia.

From New York Times ● Dec. 31, 2010

In the usual cleanup, soap allows oil on soiled surfaces to disperse into water as an emulsion, causing the dishwater to cloud up.

From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2010

UV rays can make the lens of the eye cloud up with cataracts, which bring on blindness if untreated.

From Time Magazine Archive

“I’m about to cloud up and rain on you.”

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn

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