1. bidding - Noun
2. bidding - Verb
Derived from bid
of Bid
Command; order; a proclamation or notifying.
The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.
Source: Webster's dictionaryWe shall march prospering,not thro' his presence Songs may inspirit us,not from his lyre Deeds will be done,while he boasts his quiescence, Still bidding crouch whom the rest bade aspire. Robert Browning
For if one should propose to all men a choice, bidding them select the best customs from all the customs that there are, each race of men, after examining them all, would select those of his own people; thus all think that their own customs are by far the best. Herodotus
What else is life but always bidding farewell? Poul Anderson
The rabbits bow before thee, And cower in the straw; The chickens are submissive, And own thy will for law; Bullfinches and canary Thy bidding do obey; And e'en the tortoise in its shell Doth never say thee nay. Lewis Carroll
The Acol bidding system. S. J. Simon
Let not your sword be drawn at any man's bidding. Latin Proverb