hiding

Etymology 1

See hide (Etymology 1)

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of hide

noun

  1. (uncountable) A state of concealment.
    After the leaked scandalous stories about his personal life, the celebrity remained in hiding for a few weeks.
  2. (countable) A place of concealment.

Etymology 2

See hide (Etymology 2)

noun

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

Attribution / Disclaimer All definitions come directly from Wiktionary using the Wiktextract library. We do not edit or curate the definitions for any words, if you feel the definition listed is incorrect or offensive please suggest modifications directly to the source (wiktionary/hiding), any changes made to the source will update on this page periodically.