Unveiling

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of unveiling or uncovering.
  2. 2
    the act of beginning something new wordnet
  3. 3
    A ceremony for the first public showing of something.

    "Davis cites his "pride" several times during his discussion with RAIL, but his "career highlight" was the unveiling of the National Windrush monument on June 22 2022. […] "The fact we got the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to do the unveiling, with a significant speech by Prince William acknowledging Windruch, was quite a moment in history."

  4. 4
    putting on display for the first time wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unveil form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"We didn't expect an unveiling of the plan this soon."

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