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Hiding vs Biding - What's the difference?

hiding | biding |

As verbs the difference between hiding and biding

is that hiding is while biding is .

As nouns the difference between hiding and biding

is that hiding is (uncountable) a state of concealment or hiding can be (colloquial|countable) a beating or spanking while biding is an awaiting; expectation.

hiding

English

Etymology 1

See (Etymology 1)

Verb

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    • Derived terms
    * hiding place * in hiding

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A state of concealment.
  • (countable) A place of concealment.

    • Etymology 2

    See (Etymology 2)

    Noun

  • (colloquial, countable) A beating or spanking.

    • biding

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) biding, bydyng, equivalent to .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An awaiting; expectation.
  • *2007 , Debrena Jackson Gandy, All the Joy You Can Stand :
    • I was biding time. And my biding was making me bitter.
  • (archaic) Residence; habitation
  • * Hakluyt
    • They brought us to their bidings about two miles from the harbour.
  • *1776 , Nicholas Rowe, Jane Shore :
    • At Antwerp has my constant biding been, [...]

    Etymology 2

    From .

    Verb

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