shielding
noun
- broad piece of metal or another suitable material used as a protection against blows or missiles
Wiktionary
noun
- The situation, in NMR spectroscopy, in which a local magnetic field is weakened by the presence of neighbouring nuclei
- Action done by the person with the ball to protect the ball from the defender; the person concerned keeps his body between the ball and the defender.
verb
- present participle and gerund of shield