NichiDict

覆い被さる

おおいかぶさる
覆いかぶさる
[ooikabusaru]

Meanings

1.GodanIntransitive

to hang over; to cover

2.GodanIntransitive

to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

Examples

重い雲が山全体に覆い被さった

Heavy clouds hung over the entire mountain.

大木が道に覆い被さって通行を妨げていた。

A large tree hung over the road, blocking traffic.

霧が街全体に覆い被さるように低く垂れ込めていた。

The fog hung low as if covering the whole town.