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Shadowy vs Shadowing - What's the difference?

shadowy | shadowing |

As an adjective shadowy

is in shadow; darkened by shadows.

As a verb shadowing is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun shadowing is

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

shadowy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • In shadow; darkened by shadows.
    • He sat in a shadowy corner.
  • (of character) Dark, obscure.
    • He was a shadowy man who rarely spoke.
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    • , year=2011 , date=December 19 , author=Kerry Brown , title=Kim Jong-il obituary , work=The Guardian citation , page= , passage=By 1980, South Korea had overtaken its northern neighbour, and was well on its way to being one of the Asian tigers – high-performing economies, with democratic movements ultimately winning power in the 1990s. The withdrawal of most Soviet aid in 1991, with the fall of the Soviet empire, pushed North Korea further down. Kim Il-sung had held a genuine place on North Korean people's affections. His son was regarded as a shadowy playboy, with rumours circulating over the years that he imported Russian and Chinese prostitutes, and lived a life of profligacy and excess.}}

    shadowing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The effect of being shadowed (in the sense of blocked), as from a light source or radio transmission.
  • Speech shadowing is when an individual repeats speech as they hear it immediately without delay (usually through earphones).
  • (espionage) 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. — Tylor.
  • (computing) 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.