bidding 1 of 2

noun

Definition of biddingnext
as in charging

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bidding

2 of 2

verb

present participle of bid
1
as in ordering
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the servants were expected to do exactly as they were bidden

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2
as in inviting
to request the presence or participation of as company president, I bid you all to come to our annual holiday party!

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bidding
  1. instruction
  2. instructing
  3. asking
  4. dictation
  5. telling
  6. direction
  7. prohibition
Noun
  • In the meantime, mail-in paper applications and instructions for using them are available at the state’s Department of Human Services website.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Carefully read and follow all instructions to improve your odds of qualifying for the grant.
    Melissa Houston, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of instruction
Verb
  • They are suspected of instructing police officers to block lawmakers at the National Assembly who were there to reverse the martial law decree.
    Joohee Cho, ABC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On March 22 a local Philadelphia newspaper printed a notice from Secretary of War James McHenry instructing the Pennsylvania militia to assemble.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of instructing
Verb
  • Something dim and unknowable seemed to be asking me to trust it.
    Rebekah Pahl, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Carter’s attorney Alex Spiro filed a motion Monday asking a judge to force the accuser to reveal her real name or dismiss the case.
    Conor Murray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of asking
Noun
  • But much of what survives are school children’s copies of other works, an indication that children learned by dictation with the student copying what a teacher said or wrote.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • This could be significant for those that routinely use voice dictation for text and email messages.
    Ken Colburn, The Arizona Republic, 10 Nov. 2024
Definition of dictation
Verb
  • In addition, the user might have stated that physics is altered, maybe telling the AI to pretend that the action is occurring on the Moon or Mars.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Some experts fear that climate change will make extreme weather patterns worse, with a series of researchers and scientists telling Newsweek their grim predictions.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of telling
Noun
  • But her official team online, known as Taylor Nation, used its social media accounts to point fans in the direction of a new section on Swift’s website that’s dedicated to archiving material across eras.
    Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The alignment of the stones corresponds with the direction of the southernmost moonrise.
    Carlie Procell, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of direction
Noun
  • Both countries recently announced prohibitions on exports of those materials to one another.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Illinois passed its legacy admission prohibition in August, following Maryland, which enacted a legacy admission ban in April that applies to both public and private colleges.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of prohibition
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