SECLUDING
Verb
secluding
present participle of seclude
Source: Wiktionary
SECLUDE
Se*clude, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Secluded; p. pr. & vb. n. Secluding.]
Etym: [L. secludere, seclusum pref. se- aside + claudere to shut. See
Close, v. t.]
1. To shut up apart from others; to withdraw into, or place in,
solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with others.
Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven Seclude their bosom
slaves. Thomson.
2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] Evelyn.
– Se*clud"ed*ly, adv.
– Se*clud"ed*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition