bidding

Speech parts

1. bidding - Noun

2. bidding - Verb

Derived from bid

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

command bid summons order call direction offer request instruction proposal decree invitation auction tender directive
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Antonyms

response reaction demand defense answer defence
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Hypernyms

invitation statement speech act

Hyponyms

commission order direction open sesame charge contract

Phrases with the word

bidding prayer bidding war competitive bidding

Examples

We 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

Close letter words and terms

biddery ware biddi-biddi Biddie bidding box bidding contest bidding prayer