Synonyms of secreting

secreting

verb

present participle of secrete

as in concealing

to put into a hiding place

the police found the weapon secreted under the driver's seat of the getaway car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concealing
• burying
• hiding
• stashing
• hoarding
• ensconcing
• caching
• interring
• entombing
• squirreling (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displaying
• exhibiting
• exposing
• revealing
• uncovering
• showing
• baring
• unmasking
• unwrapping
• parading
• unveiling
• flaunting
• showing off
• unearthing
• disinterring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of secreting

Over time, these rocks are fragmented and broken up into small mineral particles by plant roots forcing open cracks, or lichens secreting chemicals that dissolve rocks to release nutrients. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Specifically, corals grow one to two centimeters per year by secreting layers of calcium carbonate. — Doyle Rice, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Because secreting isopropyl myristate is not something exclusive to naked mole rats. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

When activated by heat, the spores awaken and begin secreting enzymes that chemically break down the material from within. — New Atlas, 11 May 2026

One type of polyp handles feeding, extending above the sand and secreting a mucus net to capture small prey. — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2026

Demodex brevis lives on the oil-secreting glands along the eyelids (the meibomian glands), while Demodex folliculorum resides in the lash follicles. — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 5 Mar. 2026

And the arsenal was only the latest example of his infatuation with secreting away weaponry. — James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Organoids that actually work The team also demonstrated endodermal differentiation by producing insulin-secreting islet organoids. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Jan. 2026