"harboring" in the verb sense
1. harbor, harbour, hold, entertain, nurse
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings
"bear a grudge"
"entertain interesting notions"
"harbor a resentment"
2. harbor, harbour
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
3. harbor, harbour
keep in one's possession of animals
4. harbor, harbour, shield
hold back a thought or feeling about
"She is harboring a grudge against him"
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