Meaning & use
Harbouring
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Giving shelter or refuge to a person, often secretly; also, holding a feeling or thought in one's mind over time.
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They were charged with harbouring a fugitive from the authorities.
She had been harbouring doubts about the decision for weeks.
A note on using this word
British spelling of 'harboring'; used both literally, to shelter someone, and figuratively, to hold a feeling.
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shelteringconcealingnursing
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