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- Dictionarytidings/ˈtʌɪdɪŋz/
plural
- 1. news; information: literary, archaic "the bearer of glad tidings"
- 2. a flock of magpies: rare "a tiding of magpies perch in the low pines"
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noun. tid· ing ˈtī-diŋ. : a piece of news usually used in plural. good tidings. Did you know? Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, goes a line from the popular 16th-century carol "We Wish You a Merry Christmas." Another carol, "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" (1833), speaks of "tidings of comfort and joy."
noun [ plural ] old use us / ˈtaɪ.dɪŋz / uk / ˈtaɪ.dɪŋz / Add to word list. news: tidings of great joy. Synonyms. news. word (NEWS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Information and messages. ABCs. advance notice. advance warning. advertisement. aide-mémoire. geotag. glad tidings. go up phrasal verb. gory. primer. propaganda. prospectus.
noun [ plural ] old use uk / ˈtaɪ.dɪŋz / us / ˈtaɪ.dɪŋz / Add to word list. news: tidings of great joy. Synonyms. news. word (NEWS) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Information and messages. advance notice. advance warning. advertisement. aide-mémoire. ammunition. bumper sticker. credential. flier. go up phrasal verb. gory. guideline.
Tidings definition: news, information, or intelligence. See examples of TIDINGS used in a sentence.
Definition of tidings noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You can use tidings to refer to news that someone tells you. [formal, old-fashioned] He hated always to be the bearer of bad tidings. I dare to hope that your heart will be touched by the tidings of my survival. [Also + of] More Synonyms of tidings. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
Tidings is an old-fashioned word for recent news. If someone says "I bring you good tidings!" it means they have information to share that you'll probably like.
