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present participle of harbor
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1
to keep in one's mind or heart
- he had long harbored a grudge against his old employer, who had high-handedly fired him without cause
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2
to provide with living quarters or shelter
- the woods in our suburb harbor deer, foxes, raccoons, and skunks
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3
to be or provide a shelter for
- the little cabin is harbored from the wind by a thick growth of pines
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“Harboring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harboring. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.
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