English edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -iːvɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: re‧ceiv‧ing

Verb edit

receiving

  1. present participle and gerund of receive

Noun edit

receiving (plural receivings)

  1. The act by which something is received; reception.
    • 1708-10, Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
      Those that are received graciously may, and must, render the calves of their lips — poor returns for rich receivings, yet, if sincere, more acceptable than the calves of the stall.