holing up

verb

Definition of holing upnext
present participle of hole up
as in lurking
to remain out of sight we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane

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  1. lurking
  2. hiding
  3. lying
Verb
  • Teddy saves the day and a life, but the more interesting twist to Nora’s surgery is the young woman lurking in the shadows.
    Lincee Ray, EW.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Where a few of the more voracious readers are surely lurking on secret Goodreads accounts, others may well treat the latest buzzy novel a bit like a trendy accessory.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of lurking
Verb
  • Further evidence is the fact that Amazon is bragging about, not hiding, season 2 viewership.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The footage captured a figure in a ski mask hiding in the shadows as an unsuspecting woman arrives at the bank and goes about withdrawing money from the ATM.
    Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of hiding
Verb
  • As season seven of Love Is Blind played out on screen, Tyler Francis has been accused of lying about his children on the reality dating series—and the details just keep getting worse.
    Glamour, Glamour, 21 Oct. 2024
  • What’s lying beneath the surfaces is even more brutal – poachers in the woods, men waiting to sell women on the black market.
    Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 20 Oct. 2024
Definition of lying
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