tidings
Americannoun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of tidings
First recorded before 1100; Middle English; Old English tīdung “announcement, news item”; cognate with Dutch tijding, German Zeitung “newspaper, news”; akin to Old Norse tīthindi “news, events”; tide 2, -ing 1
Example Sentences
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A lone shepherd respectfully doffs his hat as he finds himself in the presence of an angel trailing a long message: “I bring you tidings of great joy . . . ”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
As the holiday season ramps up and the new year approaches, the tidings have been mixed for dividend investors.
From Barron's • Dec. 11, 2025
But it’s not only the flu that’s threatening to dampen the nation’s good tidings.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
In following Christ, she explained, it is his mercy and advocacy for the downtrodden — for whom he was anointed to bring "glad tidings" — that she and her fellow marchers look to for guidance.
From Salon • Oct. 18, 2024
“Oh! you have found us out at last, have you, in our seclusion?—I was this moment telling Jane, I thought you would begin to be impatient for tidings of us.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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