Veiled - definition, pronunciation, transcription

His speech is being seen as a veiled attack on asylum-seekers.

'I'm impressed,' said Greg, with thinly veiled (=only slightly hidden) sarcasm.

Jasper remained silent and his eyes were veiled (=you could not guess what he was thinking).

She looked at him with barely veiled contempt.

The report makes veiled references to his criminal activities.

The hills were veiled in a fine mist.

Her eyes were partially veiled by her long, dark hair.

The sun was veiled by clouds.

The circumstances of his death were veiled in mystery.

They warned him with veiled threats not to mention anything he had witnessed.

A black kerchief modestly veiled her hair.

The details of the evacuation are veiled in secrecy.

He looked at Frank's new car with thinly veiled envy.

The scheme of assassination, thus thinly veiled, was communicated to James.

The bride's veiled trailed along the ground