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hiding away

hiding away is the present participle and gerund of hide away.

Meaning of hide away

Verb

hide away (third-person singular simple present hides away, present participle hiding away, simple past hid away, past participle hidden away)

  1. (transitive) To stash or store something in a secret location.
    • ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC
  2. (intransitive) To hide, to be hidden.

Questions about hiding away

What is hiding away the present participle and gerund of?
Hiding away is the present participle and gerund of hide away.

Words near hiding away in the dictionary

  1. Hideyoshi
  2. hidgeot
  3. Hidimba
  4. Hidimbā
  5. hiding
  6. hiding away
  7. hiding behind
  8. hiding in plain sight
  9. hiding one's light under a bushel
  10. hiding out
  11. hiding place

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