Definitions for giving
giv·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. giving, gift(noun)

   the act of giving

2. giving(noun)

   the imparting of news or promises etc.

   "he gave us the news and made a great show of the giving"; "giving his word of honor seemed to come too easily"

3. giving(adj)

   disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return

   "the alumni followed a program of annual giving"

4. big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded(adj)

   given or giving freely

   "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"

Wiktionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. giving(Adjective)

   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. - net.flame - 26 Mar 1984 by Jeff Sargent

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Giving

   of Give

2. Giving(noun)

   the act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting

3. Giving(noun)

   a gift; a benefaction

4. Giving(noun)

   the act of softening, breaking, or yielding

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. giving

   The surging of a seizing; new rope stretching to the strain.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'giving' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #817

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'giving' in Written Corpus Frequency: #730

How to pronounce giving?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say giving in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of giving in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of giving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of giving in a Sentence

1. Basim Elkarra:

   It's giving people an outlet.

2. Japanese Proverbs: Wit and Wisdom:

   Like giving flowers to a child.

3. Florence Shinn:

   Giving opens the way for receiving.

4. Jim Borel:

   This is giving farmers more options.

5. Saint Francis of Assisi:

   For it is in giving that we receive.

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