hiding

¹

[hahy-ding]

noun

1. act of concealing; concealment.

   to remain in hiding.

2. a secret refuge or means of concealment.

hiding

²

[hahy-ding]

noun

Informal.

1. a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

hiding

¹

/ ˈhaɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding )

2. a place of concealment

hiding

²

/ ˈhaɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. informal,  a flogging; beating

2. to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds

Word History and Origins

Origin of hiding¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English; hide ¹ + -ing ¹

Origin of hiding²

First recorded in 1800–10; hide ² + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Those hiding here now are not running from Gaza's disapproval, but from Israeli tanks.

From BBC

There is no hiding from the fraught political environment today, the women say, but still they choose to focus on the resiliency of Black and brown people.

From Los Angeles Times

Bellamy admits now some of that bravado was his way of hiding the fear of failure.

From BBC

"We want to host the Fifa World Cup, but we want to do that with our heads up high, not while hiding behind a façade."

From BBC

"Clear and honest labelling means I no longer live with the constant fear that the packaged food is hiding something dangerous."

From BBC