veiling

present participle of veil

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of veiling This is a gentle way to alert him to the certificate situation, while legitimately veiling it under the more polite guise that your concern is really about her health. Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for veiling
Recent Examples of Synonyms for veiling
Verb
  • She is charged with abuse of a corpse, tampering with physical evidence, and concealing the birth of an infant, the Lexington Police Department said in a news release.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Dugan is charged with concealing an individual to prevent arrest, a misdemeanor, and obstruction, which is a felony.
    Scott Bauer, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The distance blur can also be dramatic, obscuring your view of what’s to come and essentially hiding its beauty.
    Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Then there’s a period where addiction is obscuring whatever that initial wound is.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Nice drive-by swipe there on a Tony Pollard carry as Jonathon Cooper was wrapping him up.
    Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Small Things Like These was shot between wrapping Oppenheimer and the awards run, with financing coming together when Murphy’s co-star Matt Damon joined as producer.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Word of the raid spread across the property, triggering a scramble among workers who attempted to flee, with some running to a sewage pond and others hiding in air ducts.
    Caroll Alvarado, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • There’s no Nurse Ratched here, however, but there is the kindly Steve, who watches out for all of them, especially Shy, who is hiding a secret from the others.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Next is Boll’s bedroom, a smallish, enveloping cabin.
    Laura Bannister, Curbed, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.
    Brian Robert Moore September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Welcome to Path to Playoff, the USA TODAY Sports newsletter covering all things college football and the chase for this year's national championship.
    Erick Smith, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While the negative human-health effects of smoke from the Glass Fire have been well documented, the toxic brown blanket covering the Napa Valley is also devastating bee populations, said local beekeeper John Sevigny.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The layout was created to be as open as possible, drawing inspiration from loft living while strategically enclosing private areas like the bedroom, dressing spaces, and Meloni’s office.
    Gay Gassmann, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The back of his head and shoulders are additionally covered by the shade, masking his appearance even more.
    Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Invisible Burden Beneath the veneer of modern HR software, leave management persists as a relic of manual processes, often masking human case managers operating behind portals.
    Anant Agarwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Veiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/veiling. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on veiling

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!