tidings

[ tahy-dingz ]

/ ˈtaɪ dɪŋz /

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noun (sometimes used with a singular verb)

news, information, or intelligence: sad tidings.

Nearby words

tiderip, tides, tidewaiter, tidewater, tideway, tidings, tidy, tidytips, tie, tie bar, tie beam

Origin of tidings

before 1100; Middle English; Old English tīdung; cognate with Dutch tijding, German Zeitung news; akin to Old Norse tīthindi. See tide², -ing¹

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Examples from the Web for tidings

For Mary Matchwell, at the Mills, the tidings which had thrown the town into commotion had but a solitary and a selfish interest.
The House by the Church-Yard|J. Sheridan Le Fanu
He lost sight of Mr. Kerstall, and could never obtain any tidings of the picture.
Henry Dunbar|M. E. Braddon
Then they turned again with heavy cheer, and Sir Percivale said, "Let us ask some tidings at yonder recluse."
Stories of King Arthur and His Knights|U. Waldo Cutler
It needed all Sewell's habitual self-command not to show the uneasiness these tidings occasioned him.
Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume II.|Charles James Lever

How delightful to proclaim the tidings of great joy to those who are hungering for the word of life!
The Cabin on the Prairie|C. H. (Charles Henry) Pearson

British Dictionary definitions for tidings

tidings

/ (ˈtaɪdɪŋz) /

pl n

information or news

Word Origin for tidings

Old English tīdung; related to Middle Low German tīdinge information, Old Norse tidhendi events; see tide ²

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