hiding

[ hahy-ding ]

/ ˈhaɪ dɪŋ /

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noun

act of concealing; concealment: to remain in hiding.

a secret refuge or means of concealment.

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Origin of hiding

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at hide¹, -ing¹

Words nearby hiding

hideous, hideout, hidey-hole, Hideyoshi, Hideyoshi Toyotomi, hiding, hidr-, hidradenitis, hidradenitis suppurativa, hidradenoma, hidro-

Other definitions for hiding (2 of 2)

hiding²

[ hahy-ding ]

/ ˈhaɪ dɪŋ /

noun Informal.

a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

Origin of hiding

First recorded in 1800–10; hide² + -ing¹

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How to use hiding in a sentence

The worker told WABE that he changed his appearance and went into hiding for three days.
After a Wave of Violent Threats Against Election Workers, Georgia Sees Few Arrests|by Sonam Vashi|March 3, 2021|ProPublica
Beneath the boulder is a hollow, a perfect hiding place for small prey.
Octopuses Find New Hunting Buddies - Issue 95: Escape|Brandon Keim|January 28, 2021|Nautilus
He seemed to know every hiding spot for the big rainbow and brown in Hebgen Lake and the Madison River.
In Big Sky country, a pandemic-era fly-fishing getaway|Carl Fincke|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Developers will receive a few more clarifications, too, around what not to do, like hiding features, or not being clear about an app’s functionality.
Apple revises App Store rules to permit game streaming apps, clarify in-app purchases and more|Sarah Perez|September 11, 2020|TechCrunch

Just pull it out of its hiding place on the bottom of the phone and click the end button.
Samsung Note20 Ultra review: Why this big phone works for the COVID era|Aaron Pressman|August 18, 2020|Fortune
Other major news outlets made the same decision, hiding behind a misplaced sense of multicultural sensitivity.
Why We Stand With Charlie Hebdo—And You Should Too|John Avlon|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
He called out the conformism hiding in the pose of rugged individuality.
Glenn Beck Is Now Selling Hipster Clothes. Really.|Ana Marie Cox|December 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A team of cops swarmed the apartment in the hunt for a potential homicide suspect they believed was hiding in the residences.
Worse Than Eric Garner: Cops Who Got Away With Killing Autistic Men and Little Girls|Emily Shire|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I also believe the administration is hiding something about Benghazi and Fast and Furious, but the key word is “believe.”
The Facts About Ferguson Matter, Dammit|Doug McIntyre|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I stayed longer in Hong Kong than Glenn and Ewen, and was hoping to film Snowden one more time where he was hiding out.
Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets|Marlow Stern|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A native brought news that a collector and his wife were hiding in a swamp near the road.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
The hairy animal, with the long tail, came straight for the bush behind which Squinty was hiding, and crawled through.
Squinty the Comical Pig|Richard Barnum
Certainly he had chosen a singular hiding-place, and never did man treat such a treasure with such apparent carelessness.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He came to my house one evening to tell me he had discovered the hiding-place of a gentleman we were looking for.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
Instinctively, he took a quick step forward— hiding Tony from her immediate view.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood

British Dictionary definitions for hiding (1 of 2)

hiding¹

/ (ˈhaɪdɪŋ) /

noun

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

hiding place a place of concealment

British Dictionary definitions for hiding (2 of 2)

hiding²

/ (ˈhaɪdɪŋ) /

noun

informal a flogging; beating

be on a hiding to nothing to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds

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