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present participle and gerund of give quotations examples
These bright surfaces are sprayed with a fine spray of ink, thus giving them an even surface.
1981, fa.human-nets, 6 May 1981 0359-EDT, Gary Feldman at CMU-10A
comparative more giving, superlative most giving
having the tendency to give; generous quotations examples
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.
1984, Jeff Sargent, net.flame, 26 Mar 1984
plural givings
The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting. examples
A gift; a benefaction. quotations examples
his gains were sure , His givings rare
1717, Alexander Pope, The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volumes (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […]
The act of softening, breaking, or yielding. quotations examples
Upon the first giving of the weather.
23 November 1710, Joseph Addison, The Tatler No. 254