Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of veil
nounveiling (countable and uncountable, plural veilings)
plural veilings
- countableuncountableThe act of covering with a veil.
[…] there are several examples of forced veilings of noblewomen and queens from the early Middle Ages.
2011, Gwen Seabourne, Imprisoning Medieval Women1 more example
Ms. Amini’s alleged crime was “improperly” wearing hijab, violating Iran’s law requiring mandatory veiling.
2022 September 30, Mahsa Alimardani, Kendra Albert, Afsaneh Rigot, “Big Tech Should Support the Iranian People, Not the Regime”, in The New York Times - countableuncountableMaterial for making veils.
clad in heavy black veiling and fairly dripping in widow's weeds
1971, “Better Blatant Than Latent”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 3
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German Verschleiern, Verschleierung
- Verschleiernact of covering with a veil
- Verschleierungact of covering with a veil
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APA
veiling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veiling
MLA
“veiling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veiling. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “veiling,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/veiling.
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