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hiding
1[ hahy-ding ]
noun
- act of concealing; concealment:
to remain in hiding.
- a secret refuge or means of concealment.
hiding
1/ ˈhaɪdɪŋ /
noun
- the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding )
- hiding placea place of concealment
hiding
2/ ˈhaɪdɪŋ /
noun
- informal.a flogging; beating
- be on a hiding to nothingto be bound to fail; to face impossible odds
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Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
He called out the conformism hiding in the pose of rugged individuality.
A team of cops swarmed the apartment in the hunt for a potential homicide suspect they believed was hiding in the residences.
I also believe the administration is hiding something about Benghazi and Fast and Furious, but the key word is “believe.”
I stayed longer in Hong Kong than Glenn and Ewen, and was hoping to film Snowden one more time where he was hiding out.
A native brought news that a collector and his wife were hiding in a swamp near the road.
The hairy animal, with the long tail, came straight for the bush behind which Squinty was hiding, and crawled through.
Certainly he had chosen a singular hiding-place, and never did man treat such a treasure with such apparent carelessness.
He came to my house one evening to tell me he had discovered the hiding-place of a gentleman we were looking for.
Instinctively, he took a quick step forward— hiding Tony from her immediate view.
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