giving
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giving
- /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪvɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, give + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of give 1981, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.
adjective more giving · most giving
- Having the tendency to give; generous. To become like Christ involves everything else: becoming a loving and giving person, having confidence enabling you to be vulnerable (psychologically and physically; Jesus did both), having the wisdom to see people's needs and the desire to meet them.
- Awesome, outstanding, radiating, stunning; exceeding expectations. (Probably derived from earlier transitive use of give (“give off [a certain vibe or appearance]”), as in this outfit gives ‘college girl’, that one is giving ‘old Hollywood’.) Your outfit is giving!
noun givings
- The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
- A gift; a benefaction. his gains were sure, His givings rare
- The act of softening, breaking, or yielding. [U]pon the first giving of the weather.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: generous, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, handsome, freehanded, big, openhanded, gift, liberal, rad, empowering, yielding, enabling, enable, permitting
Translations
Talk about this word "giving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/giving. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. giving. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/giving "giving." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/giving.Cite this
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