Definition of giving

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Giving (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Giv.

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Warning :: Warning (a.) Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice..
Eponymous :: Eponymous (a.) Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people, country, and the like..
Pack :: Pack (n.) To render impervious, as by filling or surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam engine..
Lagophthalmos :: Lagophthalmos (n.) A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving a peculiar staring appearance..
Lactation :: Lactation (n.) A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland.
Animation :: Animation (n.) The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state of being animate or alive..
Restitution :: Restitution (v.) The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss, damage, or injury; indemnification..
Preceptive :: Preceptive (a.) Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts; didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures..
Snoring :: Snoring (n.) The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced voluntarily..
Pray :: Pray (v. i.) To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession, supplication, and thanksgiving..
Offensive :: Offensive (a.) Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words..
Privative :: Privative (a.) Implying privation or negation; giving a negative force to a word; as, alpha privative; privative particles; -- applied to such prefixes and suffixes as a- (Gr. /), un-, non-, -less..
Respiration :: Respiration (n.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system, and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed..
Arrogant :: Arrogant (a.) Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to persons..
Bet :: Bet (n.) That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue; the act of giving such a pledge; a wager..
Flint Glass :: Flint glass () A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also crystal glass. Cf. Glass..
Marbling :: Marbling (n.) An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance..
Rifle :: Rifle (n.) A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm it has superseded the musket..
Varietas :: Varietas (n.) A variety; -- used in giving scientific names, and often abbreviated to var..
Luciferous :: Luciferous (a.) Giving light; affording light or means of discovery.
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