giving

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈɡɪvɪŋ/]

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1. giving (adj) — sense 1

Definition: Having the tendency to give; generous.

Example: 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.

2. giving (adj) — sense 2

Definition: 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’.)

Example: Your outfit is giving!

3. giving (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.

4. giving (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A gift; a benefaction.

Example: his gains were sure, His givings rare

5. giving (noun) — sense 5

Definition: The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.

Example: [U]pon the first giving of the weather.

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