1) Beclouding 2) Making dim 1) Hiding 
• (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obscure
obscuring 1. A reference to language, style, a speaker, etc. which are not expressing the meanings clearly or plainly. 2. Lacking in light or illumination; dark; dim; murky: 'They entered the house in the obscuring darkness which was surrounding them.' 3. Enveloping in, concealing by, or frequenting darkness. 4. Making undecipherable or impercept...