baring
Laying something open
Baring is the present participle of bare, meaning to uncover or expose.
You bare your teeth in a snarl, bare your soul in confession, bare your arms by rolling up sleeves.
The dog stood baring its fangs.
Not to be confused with bearing, which involves carrying or enduring.
Removing outer layers
- exposingMaking something known
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
- denudingRemoving outer covering
peeling · skinning · shedding · removing · disrobing · undressing · flaying · shaving
Surprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- unmaskingRevealing what's hidden
discovery · uncovering · divulgence · confession · admission · outing · whistleblowing · leaking
Act of unearthing
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- digging upExtracting from earth
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- exhumingDigging up buried remains
archaeology · discovery · artifact · remains · finding · detection · searching · exposing
Openness to harm
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- opennessQuality of being accessible
honesty · authenticity · transparency · trust · courage · sensitivity · defenselessness · exposure
Vocalized hostile warning
- growlingDeep threatening vocalization
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
- warningAlert about danger
fangs · grimacing · menacing · intimidation · canines · hostility · defensive · snapping
stripping
Removing outer layers
- exposingMaking something known
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
- revealingMaking known what's hidden
denuding · peeling · skinning · shedding · removing · disrobing · undressing · flaying · shaving · paring
revelation
Surprising disclosed truth
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
- unveilingAct of first revealing
unmasking · discovery · uncovering · divulgence · confession · admission · outing · whistleblowing · leaking · telling
excavation
Act of unearthing
- unearthingDiscovering something hidden
- digging upExtracting from earth
- uncoveringRevealing something hidden
exhuming · archaeology · discovery · artifact · remains · finding · detection · searching · exposing
vulnerability
Openness to harm
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
openness · honesty · authenticity · transparency · trust · courage · sensitivity · defenselessness · exposure · risk
snarling
Vocalized hostile warning
- growlingDeep threatening vocalization
- threateningExpressing intent to harm
- aggressionHostile or attacking behavior
warning · fangs · grimacing · menacing · intimidation · canines · hostility · defensive · snapping · fierce
- undressingundressing, disrobing, stripping, taking off, getting undressed
- disclosurerevealing, disclosing, disclosure, disclose, divulge
- uncoveringunearthing, exposing, revealing, disclosure, unveiling
- nakednessnaked, nude, nudity, nakedness, stripped
- mouth actionsbite, biting, chewing, chew, swallowing
- removalremove, elimination, delete, erasing, erase
baringcovering
Layer that shields or hides
concealing · hiding · cloaking · veiling · draping
baringconcealing
Keeping something secret
suppressing · hiding · withholding · bottling up · repressing
- baring allComplete exposure or disclosure
- baring one's soulRevealing one's innermost feelings
- baring it allRevealing completely without reservation
- baring one's teethExposing dental edges threateningly
- baring teethExposing fangs threateningly
- baring one's heartSharing innermost feelings openly
bare, barely, bared, barefoot, bares, bareness, barest, bareback, bareheaded