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

Example Sentences

He has been in hiding since 2024 in the Chapare coca-growing region in central Bolivia.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Passive index funds are a behemoth hiding in plain sight.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Researchers have struggled to reliably identify senescent cells hiding among healthy cells in living tissue.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Not every summer movie needs to be a mystery that unfolds hallway after hallway, with a creature hiding around every corner ready to pop out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

But then he shocked me and balled his hand into a fist, successfully hiding the envelope.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin