different between masking vs covering

English

Verb

masking

1. present participle of mask

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Noun

masking (countable and uncountable, plural maskings)

1. The act by which something is masked.
2. An entertainment at which the guests conceal their faces with masks.
3. The practice of wearing safety masks, such as face masks.

Anagrams

• makings, skin mag, skin-mag, skinmag

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?v????/

Etymology 1

Present participle or participial adjective from cover (verb) +? -ing; or, from Middle English participle form of coveren, keveren (“to cover”).

Verb

covering

1. present participle of cover

Etymology 2

From Middle English coverynge, -inge, keverynge, -inge [verbal noun of coveren, keveren (“to cover”)]; or, verbal noun from cover (verb) +? -ing.

Noun

covering (countable and uncountable, plural coverings)

1. (countable) That which covers or conceals; a cover; something spread or laid over or wrapped about another.
2. (uncountable) Action of the verb to cover.

Derived terms

• face covering
• head covering

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