Meanings
nounconcealing (plural concealings)
plural concealings
- gerundgerund of conceal: an act of concealment.
- Material, etc., that conceals something.
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; […]
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
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of conceal
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivecovering or hiding
Opposite
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Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with concealing
feelingdealinghealingceilingappealingrevealingstealingsealingwheelingpeelingkneelingrepealingreelingElingheelingpealingglass ceilingshielingsinking feeling
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