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/ ˈbɪd ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun command; summons; invitation:I went there at his bidding.
bids collectively, or a period during which bids are made or received: The bidding began furiously.
a bid.
Idioms for biddingdo someone's bidding , to submit to someone's orders; perform services for someone: After he was promoted to vice president at the bank, he expected everyone around him to do his bidding.
Origin of bidding Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at bid1 , -ing1
Words nearby bidding bidarka, Bidault, biddable, Biddeford, bidden, bidding , bidding prayer, Biddle, biddy, biddy-biddy, bide
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Example sentences from the Web for bidding In a neat line, his agent, beginning a bidding war, promised: “Michiko Kakutani will flip for this.”
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Unfortunately for the wannabe-thugs at 1325 G St., the friendly officers of the DCPD were not about to do their bidding .
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What did it feel like to be at the center of a bidding war for your very first novel?
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And you need me to look strong in order to have sway here in Tehran—and to do your bidding .
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He must be one of those cherubim who on God's bidding speed; he could not serve with those who only stand and wait.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 | Various
Now if thou wilt not have me believe thee a dog not less than an unbeliever, rise, and do my bidding .
The Prince of India, Volume II | Lew. Wallace
Here stood Asmund, who gripped him by both hands, and kissed him on the brow, bidding him good luck.
Eric Brighteyes | H. Rider Haggard
It agreed, in other words, to do Milosevic's bidding and dirty work.
After the Rain | Sam Vaknin
No definite picture of the past arose at the magician's bidding , or if it did, she shut her eyes to it.
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British Dictionary definitions for bidding noun an order; command (often in the phrases do or follow the bidding of , at someone's bidding )
an invitation; summons
the act of making bids, as at an auction or in bridge
bridge a group of bids considered collectively, esp those made on a particular deal
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Words related to bidding auction, tender, direction, instruction, word, demand, mandate, injunction, request, summons, behest, charge, call, invitation, dictate, order, advance, submission, offer, proposition