Associations to the word «Bidding»

Wiktionary

BIDDING, verb. Present participle of bid
BIDDING, noun. That which one is bidden to do; a command.
BIDDING, noun. The act of placing a bid.
BIDDING BOX, noun. (bridge) A box holding cards with calls printed on them, allowing a player to bid without speaking.
BIDDING PRICE, noun. A price offered by a buyer/bidder when he buys a good.
BIDDING PRICES, noun. Plural of bidding price

Dictionary definition

BIDDING, noun. An authoritative direction or instruction to do something.
BIDDING, noun. A request to be present; "they came at his bidding".
BIDDING, noun. (bridge) the number of tricks a bridge player is willing to contract to make.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King