shepherding

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of shepherd

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)The herding of sheep.
2. (countable, uncountable)The act of one who shepherds or guides.

   “I'd long believed that he was noticing more and more of my subtleties, and was growing ever more conscious of my secret shepherdings. Now he believes me safely out of the way, with all my power stripped.”