"biding" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/ Forms: bidings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English biding, bydyng, equivalent to bide + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|biding}} Middle English biding, {{suffix|en|bide|ing}} bide + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} biding (plural bidings)
  1. An awaiting; expectation.
    Sense id: en-biding-en-noun-9t9xXhCa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 29 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 58 26 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 9 8 56 12 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 7 6 67 9 5
  2. (archaic) Residence; habitation. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-biding-en-noun-Yu1zdqSd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈbaɪdɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aɪdɪŋ Etymology: From bide + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|bide|ing}} bide + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} biding
  1. present participle and gerund of bide Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bide
    Sense id: en-biding-en-verb-J~SpV13d
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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