shepherding

English

Verb

shepherding

1. present participle and gerund of shepherd

Noun

shepherding (countable and uncountable, plural shepherdings)

1. The herding of sheep.
2. The act of one who shepherds or guides.
   • 2015, Libbie Hawker, House of Rejoicing:

     I'd long believed that he was noticing more and more of my subtleties, and was growing ever more conscious of my secret shepherdings. Now he believes me safely out of the way, with all my power stripped.