was veiling
- past progressive of veil.
Example Sentences
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Now Jack was veiling too and Ralph could no longer make himself heard.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
A penetrating mist was veiling everything; the stone church, the seminary buildings, the tall apartment houses, the few old residences not yet crowded out, the drug store, the confectionery—all were softly blurred.
From The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man by Leonard, Mary Finley
This sentiment passed rapidly through William's mind as he was holding Amelia's hand, whilst the handkerchief was veiling her eyes.
From Vanity Fair by Thackeray, William Makepeace
Her uncle leaned a little and peered into her face, which the dusk was veiling.
From Jean of the Lazy A by Bower, B. M.
The instant flashed forth like a point of light and now from cloud on cloud of vague circumstance confused form was veiling softly its afterglow.
From A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by Joyce, James
