'Shielding' definitions:

Definition of 'shielding'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of shielding from harm
noun
A shield of lead or concrete intended as a barrier to radiation emitted in nuclear decay
noun
Shield consisting of an arrangement of metal mesh or plates designed to protect electronic equipment from ambient electromagnetic interference

Definition of 'Shielding'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field, To see the son the vanquished father shield. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • A woman's shape doth shield thee. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To ward off; to keep off or out. [1913 Webster]
  • They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to shield the cold to which they had been inured. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory exclamation, forbid! [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • God shield that it should so befall. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • God shield I should disturb devotion! --Shak. [1913 Webster]