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Grammar : Verb
Spell : ri-veel
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈvil



Definition of revealing

Origin :
  • 1590s, past participle adjective from reveal (v.). Related: Revealingly.
  • verb disclose, tell
  • verb show, uncover
Example sentences :
  • For once, he was revealing that fundamental egotism which is the characteristic of all his kind.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • With every stage of it Newbury was revealing himself; and exploring her.
  • Extract from : « The Coryston Family » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • It was almost as if he were assuring himself of the safety of revealing himself.
  • Extract from : « The Law-Breakers » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • And he proceeded very prudently, only revealing the truth by slow degrees.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • Even as he gazed, her hand removed the mask, revealing the face he knew so well.
  • Extract from : « The Strollers » by Frederic S. Isham
  • He could see, too, that the matting had been cast aside, revealing the trap-door.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
  • Then Foster, with unconscious gentleness, made a revealing gesture.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
  • He was no messenger from any power above this world, revealing laws of that power.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • This was just the point which Clare was most shy of revealing.
  • Extract from : « Clare Avery » by Emily Sarah Holt

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