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hiding

1

[ hahy-ding ]

noun

  1. act of concealing; concealment:

    to remain in hiding.

  2. a secret refuge or means of concealment.


hiding

2

[ hahy-ding ]

noun

Informal.
  1. a severe beating; flogging; thrashing.

hiding

1

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. the state of concealment (esp in the phrase in hiding )
  2. hiding place
    a place of concealment
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

hiding

2

/ ˈɪɪŋ /

noun

  1. informal.
    a flogging; beating
  2. be on a hiding to nothing
    to be bound to fail; to face impossible odds
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word 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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But it instead feels like an easy escape hatch when what “On Swift Horses” promised was a richer psychological landscape about what roils inside hearts accustomed to hiding.

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Not because I became someone new, but because I finally stopped hiding who I already was.

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They also tended to stay closer to their hiding places and were more likely to scurry away when approached.

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"I've seen entire kitchens come away from walls and off the floor as well… so all sorts of hiding places," he says.

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Elon Musk might be mumbling and hiding his pupils any time he gets near a stage, but that doesn't mean he lacks energy in the Oval Office.

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