► a prize-giving ceremony (=to give people prizes for good achievements at school or college)· A prize-giving ceremony will take place tomorrow night at the university.
► giving ... crap· I’m tired of you giving me crap (=saying bad things) about my long hair.
► not giving up my day job
I’d love to be a professional writer, but I’m not giving up my day job just yet. ► giving ... prod
‘Go on,’ he whispered, giving me a prod in the back. ► health-giving properties· They believed that the water had special health-giving properties.
► giving ... spiel
A salesman started giving us a spiel about life insurance. ► giving ... the willies
All this talk about ghosts is giving me the willies.