sheltering

verb
  1. 1

    To provide cover from damage or harassment; to shield; to protect.

  2. 2

    To take cover.

    โ€œDuring the rainstorm, we sheltered under a tree.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    A shelter; a structure beneath which one shelters.

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