hiving

H4I1V4I1N1G2
/ˈhaɪvɪŋ/

noun

The process by which something is hived; separation and storage.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hive
nounhiving (countable and uncountable, plural hivings)

plural hivings

  1. countableuncountableThe process by which something is hived; separation and storage.

    There are districts of Canada mainly settled from Paisley and neighbourhood, the hivings off at such seasons as we have referred to, with whose settlement he had not a little to do, and where his memory is embalmed.

    1872, Robert Ferrier Burns, The Life and Times of the Rev. Robert Burns, page 95
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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