handing

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handing

/ˈhændɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ændɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hand

noun handings

The act by which something is handed to somebody. Silently and patiently did the doctor bear all this, and all the handings of negus, and watching for glasses, and darting for biscuits, and coquetting, that ensued […]

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Closest in meaning: manus, paw, hired hand, mitt, mauler, hook, reach, handwriting, script, pass, turn over, pass on, deal, helping hand, give, bridge player

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"handing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/handing.

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@misc{handing_2026,
  title = {handing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/handing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}