receiving
verbnouncommon in dialogue
- //ɹɪˈsiːvɪŋ//
The act by which something is received; reception.
verb
- 1
Also a form of receivepresent participle and gerund of receive
noun
- 1
The act by which something is received; reception.
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.
Forms
- plural
- receivings
receive · To be given, sent, or paid something.received · Generally accepted as correct or true.receiver · A person who receives. A person who receives something in a…
receiving · The act by which something is received; reception.
recent · Having happened a short while ago.Recent · The Holocene.recently · In the recent past a short while ago.