"hideling" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more hideling [comparative], most hideling [superlative]
Etymology: From hidel + -ing or from a back-formation from hidelings (adverb). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hidel|ing}} hidel + -ing Head templates: {{en-adj}} hideling (comparative more hideling, superlative most hideling)
  1. (dialectal) Given to hiding or concealment; secretive; furtive; clandestine; secret. Tags: dialectal Related terms: hidelings
    Sense id: en-hideling-en-adj-hnjT4W5p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: hidelings [plural]
Etymology: From hide + -ling. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hide|ling}} hide + -ling Head templates: {{en-noun}} hideling (plural hidelings)
  1. (dialectal) A person or thing given to hiding itself. Tags: dialectal
    Sense id: en-hideling-en-noun-Vv~ddAc5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ling, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ling: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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