biding (plural bidings)
An awaiting; expectation.
(archaic) Residence; habitation.
biding
present participle of bide
Source: Wiktionary
Bid"ing, n.
Definition: Residence; habitation. Rowe.
Bide, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] Etym: [OE. biden, AS. bidan; akin to OHG. bitan, Goth. beidan, Icel. bi; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.]
1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay. All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. Milton.
2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. Shak.
Bide, v. t.
1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo. Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are, That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak.
2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See Abide.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
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