concealing
Syllables: con·ceal·ingUK/kənˈsiːlɪŋ/US/kənˈsilɪŋ/
concealing noun: material, etc., that conceals something. Also the gerund of conceal: an act of conceal.
Noun
concealing (plural concealings)
- 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
Also used as
concealing is also the gerund of conceal: an act of conceal.
concealing is also the present participle and gerund of conceal.
Forms of concealing
| plural | concealings |
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Origin of concealing
From conceal + -ing.
Words formed from concealing
Words that rhyme with concealing
- ceiling
- feeling
- healing
- dealing
- Eling
- glass ceiling
- peeling
- revealing
- shieling
- stealing
- wheeling
- appealing
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Questions about concealing
- What does concealing mean?
- Concealing means material, etc., that conceals something.
- What part of speech is concealing?
- Concealing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce concealing?
- Concealing is pronounced /kənˈsiːlɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of concealing?
- The plural of concealing is concealings.
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