hive
noun
a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
hiving
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present participleof hive.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As CEO, he has undertaken a significant restructuring of the business—including hiving off its life and retirement business—and overseen a marked increase in profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Men spilled over each other, hiving off into small groups to drink.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
Failing to do so could risk Musk hiving off the A.I. work that had driven investor enthusiasm in the stock.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
France believes in the nation state, and would look askance at regions like Corsica or Brittany getting too strong ideas about hiving themselves off.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2014
It should allow of the easy hiving of a swarm, without injuring any of the bees, or risking the destruction of the queen.
From Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual by L. L. (Lorenzo Lorraine) Langstroth
