HIDING Definition & Meaning

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hiding

[ hahy-ding ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

act of concealing; concealment:
to remain in hiding.
a secret refuge or means of concealment.

hiding

[ hahy-ding ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal.

a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

hiding

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪŋ /

noun

the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding )
hiding place
a place of concealment

hiding

/ ˈ��ɪ��ɪŋ /

noun

informal.
a flogging; beating
be on a hiding to nothing
to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds

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�y��vlog History and Origins

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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Sometimes, merely showing up and not hiding who you are is how to fight back best.

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Eric Bobo leans into the camera from his right, donning a leather jacket and hiding his eyes beneath a bucket hat and black sunglasses combo.

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The 77-year-old previously spent several years in hiding after the 1988 publication of The Satanic Verses - a fictional story inspired by the life of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad - triggered threats against his life.

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A babysitter found a man hiding under a child's bed in Kansas after the child complained about a "monster" being there.

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Yes, the world is going to hell in every which way, but I’m not talking about that, or inferring that such people are hiding specifically from the chaos of now.

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