Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hiding

/ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.32 in modern English

Syllables: hid-ing
IPA: /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of hide

noun

A state of concealment.

Uncountable

noun

A place of concealment.

Countable

noun

Skinning (of an animal) to yield a hide (for human use).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A beating or spanking.

Colloquial; Countable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

See hide (Etymology 1)

Usage

Inflected Forms

hidings (plural)

Derived Forms

hidingly

Phrases

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

Synonyms

hiding place concealment concealing

Rhymes With

providing riding deciding sliding guiding dividing residing siding presiding abiding gliding colliding

Questions

How do you pronounce hiding?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/.
What does hiding mean?: present participle and gerund of hide
Where does hiding come from?: See hide (Etymology 1)

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