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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
shielding
    n 1: the act of shielding from harm
    2: a shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to
       radiation emitted in nuclear decay
    3: shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates
       designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient
       electromagnetic interference

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Shield \Shield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Shielded; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Shielding.] [AS. scidan, scyldan. See Shield, n.]
   1. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger;
      to defend; to protect from assault or injury.
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            Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field,
            To see the son the vanquished father shield.
                                                  --Dryden.
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            A woman's shape doth shield thee.     --Shak.
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   2. To ward off; to keep off or out.
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            They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to
            shield the cold to which they had been inured.
                                                  --Spenser.
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   3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory
      exclamation, forbid! [Obs.]
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            God shield that it should so befall.  --Chaucer.
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            God shield I should disturb devotion! --Shak.
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Thesaurus Results for Shielding:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
blanketing, cloaking, coating, covering, custodial, defending, defensive, enveloping, fostering, guardian, guarding, immunizing, parental, preventive, prophylactic, protecting, protective, safeguarding, screening, self-defensive, self-preservative, self-protective, sheathing, sheltering, shrouding, tutelary, veiling, vigilant, watchful, wrapping
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