All 3 Uses of
obscure
in
Message in a Bottle by Sparks
- His voice was low, almost obscured by the sound of the rain.
Chpt 12obscured = hid or made less visible or understandable
- The tinted windows of the terminal coupled with the pouring rain obscured her view.
Chpt 12 *obscured = blocked (so she could not see)
- The ocean rushed in, quickly obscuring the interior of the cabin.
Chpt 13obscuring = making less visible or understandable
Definition:
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(obscure as in: it obscured my view) to block from view or make less visible or understandableeditor's notes: Although this meaning of obscure typically refers to seeing or understanding, it can also refer to situation where something makes something else harder to detect or as when a noise makes another noise difficult to hear. Similarly it can reference something overshadowing something else, as in "Her memory of her dog's death was obscured by her brother's death the next day."