shadowing en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ʃædoʊɪŋ/ (General-American)
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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).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
- (countable, uncountable) The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
- (countable, uncountable) Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
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(countable, uncountable) A faint representation; an adumbration.
There are […] in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity.
1871, Edward Burnett Tylor, Primitive Culture:
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shadowings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (16)
cmn 跟讀 /跟读 (speech repetition) · ja シャドーイング (speech repetition) · fr effet de masque (effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission) · es observar (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker) · ru шэ́доуинг (speech repetition) · ja シャドウイング (speech repetition) · sh hospitiranje (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker) · fi kuullun toistaminen (speech repetition) · fi varjostuminen (effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission) · fr observation (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker) · de Schattenlesen (speech repetition) · fi varjostaminen (learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker) · cmn 影子跟讀法 /影子跟读法 (speech repetition) · ko 섀도잉 (speech repetition) · cmn 鸚鵡學舌 /鹦鹉学舌 (speech repetition) · tr gölgeleme tekniği (speech repetition)