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hiddle

/ˈhɪdəl/

hiddle noun: a hiding-place; a sheltered spot.

Noun

hiddle (plural hiddles)

  1. (dialectal) A hiding-place; a sheltered spot.
  2. (Scotland, dialectal) A cluster, small group of buildings, etc. set close together; a huddle.

Verb

hiddle (third-person singular simple present hiddles, present participle hiddling, simple past and past participle hiddled)

  1. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To hide; conceal.
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To nestle closely; take shelter.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, transitive) To shelter (in one's arms).

Forms of hiddle

Noun
pluralhiddles
alternative formhidel
alternative formhidle
alternative formhiddil
alternative formheddle
alternative formhydle
alternative formhidels
alternative formhydles
Verb
third-person singular presenthiddles
present participlehiddling
past participlehiddled
pasthiddled

Origin of hiddle

Borrowed from Scots hiddle, from Middle Scots hiddill, from Early Scots hyddyll, an alteration, due to final s mistaken for the plural ending, of hyddlys (“hiding-place, concealment”), from Old English hȳdels (“a place of concealment, hiding-place, cavern, cave”), equivalent to hide + -le. For loss of final s compare burial, riddle. More at hide, huddle.

Words formed from hiddle

Questions about hiddle

What does hiddle mean?
Hiddle means a hiding-place; a sheltered spot.
What part of speech is hiddle?
Hiddle can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce hiddle?
Hiddle is pronounced /ˈhɪdəl/.
What is the plural of hiddle?
The plural of hiddle is hiddles.

Words near hiddle in the dictionary

  1. hiddenmost
  2. hiddenness
  3. hiddennesses
  4. hiddens
  5. hiddest
  6. hiddle
  7. hiddles
  8. Hiddleston
  9. Hiddlestoner
  10. Hiddlestoners
  11. Hiddleswift

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