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hiding¹

  • /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ

Where it comes from

See hide (Etymology 1)

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hide

noun hidings

  1. uncountable, usually A state of concealment. After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks.
  2. countable, usually A place of concealment.

    Similar: hiding place

hiding²

  • /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪdɪŋ

Where it comes from

See hide (Etymology 2)

noun hidings

  1. countable, literally, uncountable Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use).
  2. colloquial, countable, figuratively A beating or spanking.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: concealing, concealment, secreting, hideaway, hideout, hide-and-seek, refuge, stash, sheltering, cache, trove, lurking, suppressing, lying, stakeout, disappearance

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@misc{hiding_2026,
  title = {hiding},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hiding},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}