veil
noun
a piece of opaque or transparent material worn over the face for concealment, for protection from the elements, or to enhance the appearance.
are veiling
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present progressiveof veil.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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I said, "But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sun," He answered, "Yet souls are sick, And souls in the dark, undone."
From The Shepherd Psalm A Meditation by William Evans
Clouds of wrath the skies are veiling, Danger, wreck, and death are nigh; Lone and wild, the sea-bird’s wailing As the storm-wind whistles by.
From Poems With a Sketch of the Life and Experience of Annie R. Smith by Rebekah Smith
Clouds the dying moon are veiling, Every cloud a shroud for you!
From The Slayer Of souls by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
"Oh, it seems to me that many clouds are veiling that star," said the king, mournfully.
From Louisa of Prussia and Her Times by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
I said, "But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sun."
From Poems with Power to Strengthen the Soul by James Mudge
