shelteringlyadv.
/ˈʃɛltərɪŋli/ In a sheltering position or manner; so as to shelter.
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the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > [adverb] > in a sheltering manner
shelteringly1848
1848 Fraser's Mag. 38 311/2 The glen lies before you, with its bosky braes and grassy leas shelteringly.
1886 R. A. King Shadowed Life II. i. 8 With one child in her lap, and her arm shelteringly round another.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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