Giving
WordNet
adjective
(1) 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"
noun
(2) Disposing of property by voluntary transfer without receiving value in return
"The alumni followed a program of annual giving"
(3) The act of giving
(4) 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"
WiktionaryText
Verb
giving
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- These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.' - First Usenet use via Google Groups, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
Adjective
- having the tendency to give
- 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