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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Giving \Giv"ing\, n.
1. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.
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2. A gift; a benefaction. [R.] --Pope.
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3. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding. "Upon the
first giving of the weather." --Addison.
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{Giving in}, a falling inwards; a collapse.
{Giving out}, anything uttered or asserted; an outgiving.
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His givings out were of an infinite distance
From his true meant design. --Shak.
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