- present participle of give.
giving
Example Sentences
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With Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski — the favorite for the NL Cy Young Award — giving up just five hits, the Dodgers struggled against a pitcher they could see again in the postseason.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
The first time he tried giving Claude this task, Claude essentially laughed in his face.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
From 2016 to 2023, the average age of all mothers giving birth in the US rose from 28.7 to 29.6, according to a 2025 report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
He described attempting the keto diet as a “near-psychotic event” brought on by sugar withdrawal, joking that giving someone in his position that much irritability could have geopolitical consequences.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
‘Come here,’ she said, giving me a brief, hard hug.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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