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Tiding vs Siding - What's the difference?

tiding | siding |

As nouns the difference between tiding and siding

is that tiding is news; new information while siding is a building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.

As a verb siding is

present participle of lang=en.

tiding

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (usually, in the plural) news; new information
  • * Glad tidings we bring To you and your kin. — A traditional Christmas carol.
  • * 1843 '', Book 2, Ch. 2, ''St. Edmundsbury
    • But yet it is pity we had lost tidings of our souls: actually we shall have to go in quest of them again, or worse in all ways will befall!

    References

    siding

    English

    Etymology 1

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) A building material which covers and protects the sides of a house or other building.
    • Ugh. If there's one thing I can't stand it's cheesy vinyl siding .
    Synonyms
    * cladding (UK)

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    (head)
    • Whenever he hears an argument, he can't help siding with one party or the other.

    Etymology 3

    .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rail transport) A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction).
  • * 1919 ,
    • They slept where they could, sometimes in an empty truck on a siding near the station, sometimes in a cart behind a warehouse; [...]

    Synonyms

    (railroad side track) railroad siding, sidetrack, lay-by (UK)