affectionate and generous where one's feelings are concerned
Jake likes receiving cuddles and can be very giving and affectionate once he trustsadults.
Examples of 'giving' in a sentence
giving
The normal Forty-Nine lasted nine days, giving the Watch its name.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
You will see,' said Weiss, giving him a wary look, already at work on the subtext of the words.
Robert Wilson THE COMPANY OF STRANGERS (2001)
All related terms of 'giving'
give
You can use give with nouns that refer to physical actions. The whole expression refers to the performing of the action. For example, She gave a smile means almost the same as 'She smiled'.
yeve
to give
life-giving
supporting, sustaining , or enabling life
energy-giving
containing ingredients designed to boost the eater's or drinker's energy , esp before, during, or after exercise
health-giving
conducive to health; salutary
prize-giving
A prize-giving is a ceremony where prizes are awarded to people who have produced a very high standard of work.
give in
If you give in , you admit that you are defeated or that you cannot do something.
give off
If something gives off or gives out a gas , heat , or a smell , it produces it and sends it out into the air.
give out
If you give out a number of things, you distribute them among a group of people.
give up
If you give up something, you stop doing it or having it.
give away
If you give away something that you own, you give it to someone, rather than selling it, often because you no longer want it.
give back
If you give something back , you return it to the person who gave it to you.
give onto
to afford a view or prospect of
give over
If you tell someone to give over , you are telling them to stop doing something, usually because they are annoying you.
give over to
If something is given over or given up to a particular use, it is used entirely for that purpose .
give up on
If you give up on something or someone, you decide that you will never succeed in doing what you want to with them, and you stop trying to.
give-and-take
If you say that something requires give and take , you mean that people must compromise or co-operate for it to be successful .
Indian giver
a person who asks for the return of a present he or she has given