shadowing
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shadowing
- /ˈʃædəʊɪŋ/ UK
- /ʃædoʊɪŋ/ US
Rhymes with -ædəʊɪŋ
Where it comes from
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).
noun shadowings
- The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
- The situation where a person repeats speech immediately as they hear it (usually through earphones).
- Secretly or discreetly tracking or following someone, keeping under surveillance.
- A faint representation; an adumbration. There are […] in savage theology shadowings, quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme Deity.
- 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.
- A work experience option where students learn about a job by walking through the work day as a shadow to a competent worker.
verb
- present participle and gerund of shadow
Translations
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noun speech repetition
| 한국어 | 섀도잉 syaedoing |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | シャドーイング shadōingu, シャドウイング shadouingu |
| 中文 | 鸚鵡學舌 /鹦鹉学舌 yīngwǔ xuéshé, 跟讀 /跟读 gēndú, 影子跟讀法 /影子跟读法 yǐngzi gēn dú fǎ |
| Deutsch | Schattenlesen |
| Русский | шэ́доуинг šɛ́douing |
noun effect of being shadowed, as from a light source or radio transmission
| Français | effet de masque |
|---|
noun learning about a job as a shadow to a competent worker
| Español | observar |
|---|---|
| Français | observation |
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title = {shadowing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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