• Begiving

    Origin

    From begive + -ing.

    Full definition of begiving

    Noun

    begiving

    (plural begivings)
    1. The act or process of begiving or giving out; issuing.
      • 1992, Rita B. Dandridge, Black women's blues: a literary anthology, 1934-1988:I have give my age in to many people, but I don't know how they have been turn in to the order of yours, as the begiving.
      • 2004, Communion, www.thewaystation.org/Communion.html:How am I begiving? To whom do I begive and why? What is the quality of my begiving? How willing am I to begive? How much? To what extent?
      • 2010, Chris Worth, Captain Jeans and the Quest for Keith, storywrite.com:Maria was forever to begive her begivings to the loathsome imposter who’s waddling skulk had haunted her. Thus life nourishes death and as the witch died so did she.
      • , bN : Gay Secrets, www.bannination.com/comments/5018800:If someone commited adultery and hence broke the Law with such generous begivings they were entitled to harshest punishment to save time.

    Verb

    present participle

    1. Present participle of begive
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