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giving about

giving about is the present participle and gerund of give about.

Meaning of give about

Verb

give about (third-person singular simple present gives about, present participle giving about, simple past gave about, past participle given about)

  1. to distribute or circulate something
  2. to spread a rumour
  3. (obsolete) to encompass or surround something

Questions about giving about

What is giving about the present participle and gerund of?
Giving about is the present participle and gerund of give about.

Words near giving about in the dictionary

  1. giving a rip
  2. giving a shit
  3. giving a shite
  4. giving a sneck posset
  5. giving a tin shit
  6. giving about
  7. giving against
  8. giving an inch
  9. giving as good as one gets
  10. giving away
  11. giving away the farm

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