hiding

H4I1D2I1N1G2
/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

noun

A state of concealment.

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

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hiding placeconcealmentconcealing
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Meanings

hiding1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hide
nounhiding (usually uncountable, plural hidings)

plural hidings

  1. uncountableusuallyA state of concealment.

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

  2. countableusuallyA place of concealment.

    Synonyms: hiding place

hiding2

nounhiding (countable and uncountable, plural hidings)

plural hidings

  1. countableliterallyuncountableSkinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use).
  2. colloquialcountablefigurativelyA beating or spanking.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA place of concealment.

Similar
hiding place

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe activity of keeping something secret

Similar
concealmentconcealing
Broader
activity
Also see
beatingconcealingconcealmentdressing-downgoing oversmackdown

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

hiding · verb, noun

See hide (Etymology 1)

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hiding · noun

See hide (Etymology 2)

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian бой, пердах
  • бой (boj)a beating or spanking
  • пердах (perdah)a beating or spanking
Czech výprask
  • výpraska beating or spanking
Finnish selkäsauna
  • selkäsaunaa beating or spanking
Hungarian verés, elverés
  • verésa beating or spanking
  • elverésa beating or spanking
  • elpáholása beating or spanking
  • elnáspángolása beating or spanking
  • elfenekelésa beating or spanking
  • ütlegelésa beating or spanking
Slovak világoš
  • világoša beating or spanking

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with hiding

providingridingdecidingslidingguidingdividingsidingpresidingglidingoverridingabidingparaglidingcollidingcoincidingstridingbidingsubsidingbackslidingconfidingchidingderidingjoyridingblindsidingnondividing
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Cite this entry
APA

hiding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiding

MLA

“hiding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiding. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hiding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hiding.

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