verb🔗ShareTo cover with, or as if with, a blanket."A fresh layer of snow blanketed the area."environmentnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo traverse or complete thoroughly."The salesman blanketed the entire neighborhood."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo toss in a blanket by way of punishment."The older boys were caught blanketing the new student in the locker room as a prank. "actionhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by sailing to windward of it."The larger sailboat was blanketing the smaller one, preventing it from catching the wind and slowing it down considerably. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo nullify the impact of someone or something."The loud music from the party next door was blanketing my attempts to study. "actionoutcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCloth for making blankets."The seamstress used high-quality blanketing to create warm and cozy winter blankets for her family. "materialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA layer of something that covers like a blanket."blanketings of snow"environmentweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act or punishment of tossing in a blanket."The freshman was terrified of the upperclassmen's threat of a blanketing if he didn't carry their books. "actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA manoeuvre in which one vessel covers or becalms another with its sails."While rare in modern sailing, the blanketing of the smaller boat by the larger yacht effectively stopped its progress in the race. "nauticalsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading