hiding

¹ American  

[hahy-ding] / ˈhaɪ dɪŋ /

noun

1. act of concealing; concealment.

   to remain in hiding.

2. a secret refuge or means of concealment.

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hiding ² American  

[hahy-ding] / ˈhaɪ dɪŋ /

noun

Informal.

1. a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

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hiding ¹ British  

/ ˈhaɪdɪŋ /

noun

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

2. a place of concealment

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hiding ² British  

/ ˈhaɪdɪŋ /

noun

1. informal a flogging; beating

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

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Etymology

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

hiding

She now lives abroad in hiding, describing herself as a "one-woman army fighting the regime".

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Mr. Mansour is doing the same, but in reverse, hiding his sportsbook behind the respectable veneer of a real securities exchange.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

At the same time, existing Indigenous and Afro-diasporic cosmologies were either erased or absorbed, hiding in plain sight.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Machado slipped out of the country last December to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, after spending nearly a year in hiding.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Father Julien quietly slips the diary out of its hiding place and puts it with his prayer book.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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