hiding Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the activity of keeping something secret
    concealing; concealment.
  2. noun the state of being hidden
    • he went into hiding
  3. verb prevent from being seen or discovered
    conceal; hide.
    • Muslim women hide their faces
    • hide the money
  4. verb be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety
    hide; hide out.
    • Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding
    • She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana
  5. verb cover as if with a shroud
    shroud; hide; cover; enshroud.
    • The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery
  6. verb make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing
    hide; obscure; obliterate; veil; blot out.
    • a hidden message
    • a veiled threat

WordNet


Hid"ing noun
Definitions
  1. The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view or knowledge; concealment.
    There was the hiding of his power. Hab. iii. 4.
Hid"ing noun
Definitions
  1. A flogging. Colloq. Charles Reade.

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