handing
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈhændɪŋ//
The act by which something is handed to somebody.
verb
- 1
Also a form of handpresent participle and gerund of hand
noun
- 1
The act by which something is handed to somebody.
Silently and patiently did the doctor bear all this, and all the handings of negus, and watching for glasses, and darting for biscuits, and coquetting, that ensued […]
Forms
- plural
- handings
handgun · A small gun with a relatively short barrel, designed to be…handicap · Something that prevents, hampers, or hinders.handicapped · Having a handicap.
handing · The act by which something is handed to somebody.
handkerchief · A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant,…handle · The part of an object which is (designed to be) held in the…handled · Having a handle or handles, often of a specified number or…