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tidingstid‧ings /ˈtaɪdɪŋz/ noun [plural]  tidingsOrigin: Old English tidung ‘event, piece of news’, from tidan ‘to happen’ - Alas, I bring ill tidings.
- Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.
- He was running and she wondered why anyone should hasten to bring her the tidings he must bear.
- I immediately spread the good tidings among my married colleagues.
- No, these are excellent tidings in their own right.
- Sorry to be the bearer of such bad tidings, but these things happen.
- The fortune-teller would hardly relay bad tidings, for who would be generous, learning of coming sorrows?
- Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.
► good/glad tidings (=good news) ADJECTIVE► bad· Blame the bearer of bad tidings.· No one wants to be the bearer of bad tidings, or the herald of impending doom.· The fortune-teller would hardly relay bad tidings, for who would be generous, learning of coming sorrows?· Sorry to be the bearer of such bad tidings, but these things happen. ► glad· Dissension between the Peshawar politicians and the resistance commanders brings glad tidings to Kabul.· Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.· The next day a large medal sale continues the glad tidings with only about 8% unsold.· I come as the bearer of glad tidings.· He was one of thousands who headed south as soon as they heard the glad tidings on Monday morning. ► good· Climb the mountains and get their good tidings.· I immediately spread the good tidings among my married colleagues. ► glad tidings/news- Air traffic confirmed the glad news that one was hanging down.
- Dissension between the Peshawar politicians and the resistance commanders brings glad tidings to Kabul.
- He was one of thousands who headed south as soon as they heard the glad tidings on Monday morning.
- I come as the bearer of glad tidings.
- Instead of announcing the glad news to all the nations, Christians became smug and indolent.
- Mrs Baxter will spread the glad news.
- The next day a large medal sale continues the glad tidings with only about 8% unsold.
- Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.
old use newsgood/glad tidings (=good news) |