betiding

verb

present participle of betide
as in happening
to take place we will be happy in our new home, whatever may betide

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  1. happening
  2. coming
  3. coming down
  4. occurring
Verb
  • The more interesting story, however, was happening inside the cockpit.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Operating from the air, it is designed to help military forces detect and track activity and maintain a broader picture of what is happening around them.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of happening
Verb
  • That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But the war in Ukraine has been coming ever closer to home for many Russians, hitting them squarely in the pocketbooks.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming
Verb
  • Neighbors are also extremely relieved to see the tree finally coming down.
    — Asal Rezaei, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Getting everything out is so chaotic that guests start coming down the slide before they’re even done.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of coming down
Verb
  • Videos posted to Instagram show the tornadic waterspouts, a rare weather phenomenon considered a tornado but occurring over water, which extended from the Queens shoreline as thunder boomed overhead.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Is marketing attracting the right patients, or is the breakdown occurring later in the patient journey?
    — Ashraf Altawashi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of occurring
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“Betiding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/betiding. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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