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givings

givings is the plural of giving.

Meaning of giving

Noun

giving (plural givings)

  1. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
  2. A gift; a benefaction.
    • his gains were sure, His givings rare1717, Alexander Pope, The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintot, […], →OCLC
  3. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding.
    • [U]pon the first giving of the weather.1710 December 3 (Gregorian calendar), Isaac Bickerstaff [et al., pseudonyms; Joseph Addison], “Wednesday, November 23, 1710”, in The Tatler, number 254; republished in [Richard Steele], editor, The...

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Questions about givings

What is givings the plural of?
Givings is the plural of giving.

Words near givings in the dictionary

  1. giving weight
  2. giving what for
  3. giving with one hand and taking away with the other
  4. giving zero fucks
  5. givingness
  6. givings
  7. givinostat
  8. Givonian
  9. givosiran
  10. Givrins
  11. GIWTWM

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