veiling

Meaning of veiling

noun
  1. a light gauzy fabric used for veils.
    the veiling that trimmed her hat
verb, gerund or present participle
  1. cover with a veil.
    she veiled her face
  2. cover, conceal, or disguise.
    cold mists veiled the mountain peaks
    he wasn't able to veil his disappointment
    the development of these technologies has been veiled in secrecy

Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French veil(e ), from Latin vela, plural of velum (see velum).

Information about veiling

  • The plural form of veiling is: veilings.
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Hyphenation of veiling

veil-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • veiling is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

veiling synonyms

Meaning gauze:

gauze, netting

Meaning wrap up, cover, or surround completely:

envelop

Meaning be all round (someone or something):

surround

Meaning a broad strip or area of something:

swathe

Meaning surround; envelop:

enfold

Meaning disguise the sound or fact of (something) with another sound or action:

cover

Meaning prevent (something) from being known; keep secret:

conceal

Meaning put or keep out of sight:

hide

Meaning (of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance):

secrete

Meaning hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage:

camouflage, camouflaged

Meaning give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one's identity:

disguise

Meaning cover (the face) with a mask:

mask

Meaning conceal, protect, or shelter (someone or something) with a screen or something forming a screen:

screen

Meaning protect from a danger, risk, or unpleasant experience:

shield

Meaning hide, cover, or disguise (something):

cloak

Meaning cover completely with a thick layer of something:

blanket

Meaning cover or envelop so as to conceal from view:

shroud

Meaning wrap; envelop:

enwrap

Meaning cover or provide with a canopy:

canopy

Meaning cover the surface of (something) with a coating:

overlay

Meaning keep from being seen; conceal:

obscure

Meaning screen from direct light:

shade

Meaning envelop in shadow; cast a shadow over:

shadow

Meaning obscure or block out (light):

eclipse

Meaning (of the sky) become overcast or gloomy:

cloud

Meaning destroy utterly; wipe out:

obliterate

Meaning tower above and cast a shadow over:

overshadow

Meaning envelop completely and hide from view:

enshroud

Meaning cloak or envelop:

mantle

Meaning cause to become dim:

bedim

Meaning make obscure or muddled:

becloud

Meaning make confused:

befog

Meaning darken or cover with or as if with a cloud; obscure:

obnubilate

Meaning not openly acknowledged or displayed:

covert

Meaning kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of:

surreptitious

Meaning past participle of hide1:

hidden

Meaning kept secret; hidden:

concealed

Meaning having changed one's appearance in order to conceal one's identity:

disguised

Meaning wearing a mask on all or part of the face:

masked

Meaning forcibly put an end to:

suppressed

Meaning present participle of underlie:

underlying

Meaning not revealed; secret:

unrevealed

Meaning suggested but not directly expressed; implicit:

implied

Meaning not directly caused by or resulting from something:

indirect

Meaning not clear or sharply defined:

indistinct

Meaning of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning:

vague

Meaning not easy to see, hear, or understand:

unclear

veiling antonyms

Meaning remove a veil or covering from, in particular uncover (a new monument or work of art) as part of a public ceremony:

unveil

Meaning make (something) visible by uncovering it:

expose

Meaning remove a cover or covering from:

uncover

Meaning done or shown openly; plainly apparent:

overt

Meaning (of bad behaviour) done openly and unashamedly:

blatant

Words that rhyme with veiling

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