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- Tiding Ti"ding, n. Tidings. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
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Tiding
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tiding — tid·ing (tīʹdĭng) n. A piece of information or news. Often used in the plural: tidings of great joy; sad tidings. See Synonyms at news. [Middle English tiding, perhaps from Old Norse tīdhendi, events, from tīdhr, occurring. See dā . * * * … Universalium
tiding — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīdung, from tīdan to betide Date: 12th century a piece of news usually used in plural < good tidings > … New Collegiate Dictionary
tiding — noun news; new information 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! … Wiktionary
tiding — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun New information, especially about recent events and happenings. Often used in plural: advice (often used in plural), intelligence, news, word. Informal: scoop. See KNOWLEDGE, WORDS … English dictionary for students
tiding — sb. == news. RG. 383, 441 … Oldest English Words
tiding — taɪd n. ebb and flow, current; anything that fluctuates like the tides of the sea; turning, tendency v. drift on the tide; be enough, be sufficient … English contemporary dictionary
tiding — tid·ing … English syllables
tiding — I. tīdiŋ, dēŋ noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tīdung, from tīdan to happen + ung ing more at tide 1 … Useful english dictionary
wall-tiding — … Useful english dictionary
tide — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, time, from Old English tīd; akin to Old High German zīt time and perhaps to Greek daiesthai to divide Date: before 12th century 1. a. obsolete a space of time ; period b. a fit or opportune time ; opportun … New Collegiate Dictionary
