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  • present participle of shade.
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shading

[shey-ding] / ˈʃeɪ dɪŋ /
NOUN
coloring
Synonyms




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We come to admire Ahmad, Perlmutter and Sidhwa, but Teng provides just enough shading so that subtle cultural tensions between the men start to emerge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

In the rush for everyone to claim tech-company status, we lost a lot of good shading in many iconic logos: Warner Bros.,

From Slate Aug. 21, 2026

Research on overheating in homes shows that shading and ventilation can be important passive cooling strategies: reducing indoor heat without mechanical cooling.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Her keen shading of dynamics served two purposes: It made potentially static music engaging, and it lent drama to a narrative arc shaped largely by biography.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

Below, they were waiting, hands and handkerchiefs shading their eyes.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

By contrast, the frequently angry and bitter Saul at least has the kind of shadings that make him a worthy frenemy, and “David” could have mined more conflict from the relationship between the two.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 18, 2025

But instead of those earlier films’ crime-genre shadings, Fukada now develops the more direct emotional stakes of domestic tragedy, and the sad, strange pathways that emerge from dealing with the unfathomable.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 2023

It gave occasionally warm shadings to the seeming sternness of the winter sky.

From Washington Post Dec. 26, 2022

Writer/director Martin McDonagh creates a world on that island, and the actors give a master class in character; particularly Farrell, who finds infinite shadings of gentle heartbreak.

From Seattle Times Dec. 20, 2022

As I grew older, I became familiar with the Bigger Thomas conditioning and its numerous shadings no matter where I saw it in Negro life.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright




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