concealing
English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kənˈsiːlɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kənˈsilɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -iːlɪŋ
- Hyphenation: con‧ceal‧ing
Noun
[edit]concealing (plural concealings)
- gerund of conceal: an act of concealment.
- Material, etc., that conceals something.
- 1852 July, Herman Melville, “Book V. Misgivings and Preparatives.”, in Pierre: Or, The Ambiguities, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC, section V, page 142:
- Standing half-befogged upon the mountain of his Fate, all that part of the wide panorama was wrapped in clouds to him; but anon those concealings slid aside, or rather, a quick rent was made in them; […]
Verb
[edit]concealing
- present participle and gerund of conceal
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