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sheltering
1. n. A shelter; a structure beneath which one shelters.
shelter
1. n. A refuge, haven or other cover or protection from something.
2. n. An institution that provides temporary housing for homeless people, battered women etc.
3. v. To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.
4. v. (intransitive) To take cover.
During the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.

Example Sentences

I knocked on his door and found him sheltering behind the cover of a book.

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