Harbouring

verb

1. To provide a harbor or safe place for.

   "The docks, which once harbored tall ships, now harbor only petty thieves."

2. To take refuge or shelter in a protected expanse of water.

   "The fleet harbored in the south."

3. To drive (a hunted stag) to covert.
4. To hold or persistently entertain in one's thoughts or mind.

   "She harbors a conviction that her husband has a secret, criminal past."