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occulting

occulting is the present participle and gerund of occult.

Meaning of occult

Verb

occult (third-person singular simple present occults, present participle occulting, simple past and past participle occulted)

  1. (transitive) To cover or hide from view.
    • The Earth occults the Moon during a lunar eclipse.
  2. (rare, transitive) To dissimulate, conceal, or obfuscate.
    • […]to do so would occult rather than illuminate the utterly unexpected and surprising character of his coming and of his reign.2013 June 28, Abi Doukhan, Spectrum Magazine

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Phrases with occulting

Questions about occulting

What is occulting the present participle and gerund of?
Occulting is the present participle and gerund of occult.

Words near occulting in the dictionary

  1. occulted
  2. occulter
  3. occulters
  4. occultic
  5. occultically
  6. occulting
  7. occulting light
  8. occulting lights
  9. occultism
  10. occultisms
  11. occultist

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