hidelings
English
Alternative forms
- hidlings
- hidlins (Scotland)
Etymology
From hide + -lings.
Adverb
hidelings (not comparable)
- In a clandestine manner; secretly; stealthily; furtively; in secret.
- 1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.12.
- An' she's to come to you here, hidlings, as it war?
- 1836, Joanna Baillie, Witchcraft, Act 1, p.12.
Adjective
hidelings (comparative more hidelings, superlative most hidelings)
- Clandestine; furtive; hideling.
Noun
hidelings
- plural of hideling
Anagrams
- shielding