# tiding

Pronunciation: US say "TY-ding" /ˈtaɪdɪŋ/; UK

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of tide. — present participle and gerund of tide
   - Simple: The -ing form of tide. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _The emergency fund was tiding them over between paychecks._
   - _Tiding the village over until the rains came required rationing every drop._

## Noun

1. News or fresh information, especially as brought or reported to someone. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: A piece of news or information about something that has happened.

## Origin

From Middle English tiding, from Late Old English tīdung, blended with forms like Middle English tidende that were connected to or influenced by Old Norse tíðindi ("news, tidings"); both link to Old English tīdan ("to befall, happen"). The cognates Dutch tijding and German Zeitung suggest inheritance from Proto-West Germanic *tīdungō. By surface analysis, it is tide ("time") + -ing.

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