hiding

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

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• Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ

Etymology 1

See hide (Etymology 1)

Verb

hiding

1. present participle and gerund of hide

Derived terms

• complexity-hiding proxy
• data hiding
• hiding-place
• hiding place
• hiding to nothing
• information hiding
• in hiding

 

Noun

hiding (usually uncountable, plural hidings)

2. (uncountable) A state of concealment.

   After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks.

4. (countable) A place of concealment.

Etymology 2

See hide (Etymology 2)

Noun

hiding (countable and uncountable, plural hidings)

2. (literally) Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use).
4. (colloquial, figuratively, countable) A beating or spanking.

Translations

a beating or spanking

• Bulgarian: бой (bg) m (boj), пердах (bg) m (perdah)
• Czech: výprask m
• Finnish: selkäsauna (fi)
• Hungarian: verés (hu), elverés (hu), elpáholás (hu), elnáspángolás, elfenekelés (hu), ütlegelés (hu)
• Norman: ronde f
• Walloon: dôpinne (wa) f, deguzene (wa) f