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单词 biding
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biding in British English

present participle of verb
bide
 

bide in British English

(baɪd)
verbWord forms: bides, biding, bided, bode or bided
1. (intransitive) archaic or dialect
to continue in a certain place or state; stay
2. (intransitive) archaic or dialect
to live; dwell
3. (transitive) archaic or dialect
to tolerate; endure
4.  bide a wee
5.  bide by
6.  bide one's time
Also spelt: (Scot) byde
Word origin
Old English bīdan; related to Old Norse bītha to wait, Gothic beidan, Old High German bītan

Examples of 'biding' in a sentence
biding

They were biding their time, waiting for him to head back to the vehicle.
Clive Barker SACRAMENT (2001)
His quietness now, it occurred to her, was the quietness of the interviewer, biding,perhaps insidious.
Harvey, John COUP D'ETAT (2001)
Tired, jaded or biding his time for the revolution?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is said to be 'biding his time' before starting divorce proceedings.
The Sun (2016)
Then again, maybe the mice have just been biding their time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Many homeowners are biding their time and renovating.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Anticipating even lower prices, purchasers are biding their time.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
However, those on cheap variable rates might be better biding their time, he added.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Or maybe he's just biding his precious time before striking.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Yet with 18 months left on his contract, he is biding his time.
The Sun (2016)
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