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shadowing

noun
/ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/UK/ʃædoʊɪŋ/US

Etymology

From shadow (verb) + -ing (suffix forming nouns denoting the act of doing something, an action, or the embodiment of an action; or forming present participles of verbs).

  1. derived from *(s)ḱeh₃-✻
  2. inherited from *skaduz✻
  3. inherited from *skadu✻
  4. inherited from sċeaduwe
  5. inherited from schadowe
  6. formed as shadowing — “shadow + -ing”

Definitions

  1. The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio…

    The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.

  2. The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through…

    The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).

  3. Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.

  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. A faint representation

      A faint representation; an adumbration.

      • There are […] in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity.

    2. The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM…

      The technique of copying ROM contents to RAM to allow for shorter access times. The ROM chip is then disabled while the initialized memory locations are switched in on the same block of addresses.

    3. A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day…

      A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.

    4. present participle and gerund of shadow

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for shadowing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA