COVERING :

Answer: Option C

Excluding : not taking someone or something into account, except.
Avoiding : keep away from or stop oneself from doing (something).
Hiding horsing, a physical beating.
Exhibiting : publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair.
Covering : a thing used to protect, decorate, or conceal something else.

Antonym of Covering is Exhibiting.