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 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 In the early morning, mist gathers in the Tiber Valley below, veiling the roads and villages from view—leaving only the sense of vastness and stillness that defines Umbria at its most beautiful. — Laura May Todd, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veiling
  1. concealing
  2. shrouding
  3. obscuring
  4. wrapping
  5. hiding
  6. enveloping
  7. covering
  8. enclosing
Verb
  • Well, that’s kind of what the National Institutes of Health is now proposing—concealing from applicants the scores that their grant application receive from scientific peer review.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Amazon, Google, Meta and Elon Musk’s xAI all have demanded nondisclosure agreements with local governments, concealing their identity and intent until deals are almost done.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of concealing
Verb
  • 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 there were too many multiple traumas and trauma swappings that wound up obscuring the issues.
    — Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In the video, the shooting officer’s arms and long gun block his camera’s view, obscuring Tucker in the moments before he was shot.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of obscuring
Verb
  • If additional hold is needed, Marjan recommends spraying Paul Mitchell Firm Hold Super Clean Extra Hairspray on the roots and brushing back before wrapping a second elastic around everything.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Ferrari driver was seen shirtless while wearing black swim trunks in the first photo, sweetly wrapping his arms around the Kardashians star embracing him from the front.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of wrapping
Verb
  • Filmmaker Rubaiyat Hossain crafts a taut supernatural drama that dissects the patriarchy hiding beneath the veneer of a fairytale wedding.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Then there are all the people hiding in the hills, and those who have taken refuge in the homes of Moroccan relatives in Ceuta.
    — Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • The vibe is enveloping, the songs an easily digestible pastiche of pop splattered with hip-hop and the dancing pinpoint-perfect but loose when the Magnificent Seven are unleashed to showcase their personalities.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Although gray skies are enveloping the Pharmalot campus, our spirits remain sunny.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of enveloping
Verb
  • Journalists argue this creates a severe conflict of interest and raises critical data security concerns, especially given past assaults on reporters covering immigration enforcement.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Said alleges that the companies later mishandled her requests for medical accommodations following an assignment covering the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of covering
Verb
  • Homes can be visually inspected for compliance from the outside, and enclosing the ground level area for living space after the home is constructed and approved for occupancy would draw a reverse work order.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Soon after, more people gathered, standing behind the sad but necessary fence enclosing the resilient tree, out of respect, curiosity or simple gawking.
    — David Dickstein, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of enclosing

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“Veiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veiling. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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