curtaining

verb

present participle of curtain
as in concealing
to keep secret or shut off from view she dropped her head in shame and curtained her face with her hair

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for curtaining
  1. concealing
  2. obscuring
  3. hiding
  4. covering
  5. masking
Verb
  • Also featured in the film is the K-pop singing group Saja Boys — Jinu, Mystery, Abby, Romance and Baby — who are concealing their identities as demons.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The family of an 18-year-old Texas honor student whose body was recovered from a Dallas-area lake is demanding murder charges after police accused two teenagers of concealing evidence instead of reporting his drowning.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • But as health officials struggle to identify the source of a growing outbreak, some experts believe the focus on food may be obscuring the bigger picture.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • Also, there are important players coming back from significant injuries, obscuring the picture.
    — David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • Little does Sinon know, Odysseus and his men are hiding inside the horse to launch a sneak attack on Troy.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 19 July 2026
  • The philosopher Michael Sandel (Rhodes Scholar, Harvard professor) accuses elites of hiding their privilege behind spurious claims of merit.
    — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • Maryland’s biggest grant program is generous, covering full financial need for students, up to $18,000 a year.
    — Jay A. Perman, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2026
  • But one of the joys of covering this World Cup has been speaking to women who love soccer.
    — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 18 July 2026
Definition of covering
Verb
  • Smoke from wildfires in Canada has poured into the United States, causing air quality to plummet and masking landscapes in a thick, brown haze.
    — Dakota Smith, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
  • Here's what to know, from the air quality index to masking up.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of masking
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“Curtaining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/curtaining. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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