veiling

verb

Definition of veilingnext
present participle of veil
1
as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view a thicket of bushes veils the private beach from the road

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2
as in shrouding
to surround or cover closely morning fog veiled the fields

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Recent Examples of veiling Iranian authorities continue to enforce compulsory-veiling rules, including through prosecutions, business closures, vehicle impoundments and surveillance. — Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026 Videos on Iranian social media showed many women at the cafes flouting mandatory veiling laws, and crowds mixing freely. — ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026 Maddie attempts to maintain a good-girl façade veiling dangerous inner turmoil, while picture-perfect recipe videos mask an unsettling desperation for fame. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026 Like the Jim Crow combination cars, these curtains kept the dining car segregated, while also thinly veiling America’s commitment to separate and unequal. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 As Austin Reaves slipped his white headband over his forehead, veiling his bushy brown hair on Friday night at Toyota Center in Houston, the Lakers guard was a step closer to a return that was nearly a month in the making. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2026 Dusting windshields, coating sidewalks and veiling Atlanta’s spring sunshine in a golden haze. — Nancy Badertscher, AJC.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Notes like vanilla, coffee, chocolate, and peppermint keep luring me in, veiling me in a cake-like cloud that brightens my mood on even the gloomiest 20-degree days. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 22 Feb. 2026 Hair was used as clothing at Charlie Le Mindu and Ashi Studios, nails were earrings at Robert Wun, and face-veiling fringes disguised the eyes at Christian Dior. — Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veiling
  1. concealing
  2. shrouding
  3. obscuring
  4. wrapping
  5. hiding
  6. enveloping
  7. covering
  8. enclosing
Verb
  • In both incidents, the suspects are shown concealing their faces.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Both were accused of concealing the dangers of their very profitable products.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of concealing
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  • Congressional leaders, wired to protect their own and afraid of upsetting their narrow margins, are famous for shrouding ethics investigations in secrecy and dragging them out for years.
    — Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Advertisement Israel has bombed oil depots in Tehran, shrouding the city in toxic black smoke, and attacked Iran’s South Pars gas field.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 Apr. 2026
Definition of shrouding
Verb
  • But the speculation had become the real story, obscuring the events that were being bet on.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Bonny abandons her film, recognizing how its obscuring her filial understanding.
    — Ryan Chapman, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of obscuring
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  • After Swift handed over the cake, Johnson jumped up and down before wrapping the singer in a hug.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • After wrapping production on Man of Tomorrow in August, the fourth film in Gunn’s new DCU franchise is set to premiere July 9, 2027 in theaters.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrapping
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  • The teens then ran from law enforcement before being found hiding in a nearby backyard, with one of the suspects being taken into custody with the assistance of a police dog.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • What about when Carole was hiding in the closet to try to overhear Luann calling her a pedophile, and Jules Wainstein kept trying to ruin her ruse?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hiding
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  • Landscape architect Nathan Browning completed the picture, enveloping the property in a canopy of palms and shaping its garden and pool into a lush, secluded retreat.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Blue skies, cool breezes, and plenty of chirping birds are enveloping the comfy Pharmalot campus, which is cause to fire up the coffee kettle for yet another cup of stimulation.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of enveloping
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  • There, trenches, benches, niches and other architectural devices are carved into the floor and walls—adding to the drama of the paintings covering the walls.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In September, commission staff audited and accepted an engineering report covering a modular construction technique tested at Purdue University.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of covering
Verb
  • Nearby is The Birth, 2026, a ziggurat partly woven from bags of fertilizer, enclosing a film installation about the assembly of drones, shot in Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam.
    — Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Like the work of other Palestinian artists of his generation, Mansour’s paintings helped carry the dreams and testimony of his people beyond the walls enclosing Gaza and the West Bank.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
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