conceal
verb (used with object)
to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight.
are concealing
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present progressiveof conceal.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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These displays of luxury are concealing a seething militancy; these bling fantasies are decoys for a yearning for rebellion that the mainstream would find threatening and maybe even obscene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
But Josh Miller, a psychologist at the University of Georgia, and others entirely reject the idea that grandiose individuals are concealing a vulnerable side.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 16, 2023
"There is a growing concern that the people selling these devices are concealing these devices within pens or USB sticks as a way of concealing them, potentially from teachers," he added.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
When you wrap that idea, it seems to me that you are concealing it, snuffing it out.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2021
I never doubted your word before, Lina; but now—forgive me—I feel that you are concealing something terrible from me.
From Mabel's Mistake by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens
