- present participle of forgive.
forgiving
Example Sentences
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Apples are at least somewhat forgiving – the harvest window for those Granny Smiths is three weeks long, says Carter.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The galette, which is essentially a freeform pie, is already one of the great weeknight forms — sweet or savory, rustic by design, deeply forgiving.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Wall Street worked itself into a lather over the idea that the Fed could adopt a more forgiving inflation measure than the personal-consumption-expenditure index the central bank tracks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Courts are sometimes more forgiving of burdens on speech when the real focus of a law is conduct, and when any restriction on speech is minor and incidental.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
He stopped waiting for her to chuckle at the funny parts or give him the smallest forgiving sign.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
