# giving

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɡɪvɪŋ/ · frequency rank #734

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of give
2. giving off a certain vibe or aesthetic.
3. exuding, radiating, stunning.

## Etymology
By surface analysis, give + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **going** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giving-vs-going)
- **guiding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giving-vs-guiding)
- **gliding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giving-vs-gliding)
- **grieving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/giving-vs-grieving)
- **given** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/given-vs-giving)
- **Gavin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gavin-vs-giving)
- **gaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaming-vs-giving)
- **gazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gazing-vs-giving)
- **gaping** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaping-vs-giving)
- **givens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/givens-vs-giving)
- **gating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gating-vs-giving)
- **gaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaining-vs-giving)
- **gifting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gifting-vs-giving)
- **gilding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilding-vs-giving)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggiving`, `giivng`, `givign`, `givingg`, `givinng`, `givnig`, `givving`, `gviing`, `igving`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/giving