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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyv]
- /haɪv/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahyv]
- /haɪv/
Definitions of hiving word
- noun hiving a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive. 1
- noun hiving the colony of bees inhabiting a hive. 1
- noun hiving something resembling a beehive in structure or use. 1
- noun hiving a place swarming with busy occupants: a hive of industry. 1
- noun hiving a swarming or teeming multitude. 1
- verb with object hiving to gather into or cause to enter a hive. 1
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Origin of hiving
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English hȳf; akin to Old Norse hūfr ship's hull, Latin cūpa vat
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Parts of speech for Hiving
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hiving popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hiving usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hiving
verb hiving
- amass — If you amass something such as money or information, you gradually get a lot of it.
- reap — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pick up — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- cull — If items or ideas are culled from a particular source or number of sources, they are taken and gathered together.
- hoard — a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.: a vast hoard of silver.
Antonyms for hiving
verb hiving
- squander — to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
- disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
- scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.
- use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
- spend — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
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