Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
- noun rare A gift; a benefaction.
- noun The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
- noun a falling inwards; a collapse.
- noun anything uttered or asserted; an outgiving.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Present participle of
give . - adjective having the tendency to
give ;generous - noun The act of
bestowing as agift ; aconferring orimparting . - noun A
gift ; abenefaction . - noun The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the imparting of news or promises etc.
- adjective given or giving freely
- noun the act of giving
- noun disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
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Examples
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Neither could the reference have been to “giving” in the simple sense of that word; if they could pluck out their eyes there was no impossibility in merely _giving_ them to the apostle.
Spare Hours John Brown 1846
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And what does that child know or care, any more than if I was a common sister, that hadn't been giving up, and giving up, and _giving up_, ever since she was born? "
Prudy Keeping House Sophie May 1869
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Now when I hear the term "giving is living," I no longer see it as a cliche.
Azita Ardakani: Giving to Live: How Volunteering Changes Lives Azita Ardakani 2011
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Now when I hear the term "giving is living," I no longer see it as a cliche.
Azita Ardakani: Giving to Live: How Volunteering Changes Lives Azita Ardakani 2011
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Mrs. Mariano simply scooped it up with her fork and put it into her mouth, her expression giving nothing away.
The Love Goddess’ Cooking School Melissa Senate 2010
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Mrs. Mariano simply scooped it up with her fork and put it into her mouth, her expression giving nothing away.
The Love Goddess’ Cooking School Melissa Senate 2010
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I think the ok sign he kept giving is code for, “I can still breathe!”
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Dude eats Big Mac in one bite. 2008
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Mrs. Mariano simply scooped it up with her fork and put it into her mouth, her expression giving nothing away.
The Love Goddess’ Cooking School Melissa Senate 2010
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She stands in the kitchen staring at me, her expression giving nothing away.
Gladiator Dan Clark 2009
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She stands in the kitchen staring at me, her expression giving nothing away.
Gladiator Dan Clark 2009
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