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Kapa Posted 12 years ago
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What's the meaning of "in" in the "clouding in the trees"?
It means "smoke cover the trees"?

“she climbed to the dock from the excursion boat and started arm in arm with her brother toward the grove and the spicy smoke of the barbecue clouding in the trees.”
  

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” It is not a native expression, though the writer may be using artistic license. It means that the BBQ smoke is drifting among the trees.

  • ” It is not a native expression, though the writer may be using artistic license.
  • It means that the BBQ smoke is drifting among the trees.
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Kapathe spicy smoke of the barbecue clouding in the trees.”
It is not a native expression, though the writer may be using artistic license. It means that the BBQ smoke is drifting among the trees.

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