Gaingiving
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gaingiving is a noun meaning (now rare) A misgiving; an internal feeling or prognostication of evil.
Meaning
(now rare) A misgiving; an internal feeling or prognostication of evil.
More Meanings
- A giving against or away.
Example Sentences
“A hasty withdrawing on thy part, or a gaingiving in thy look, those will serve.”
His olden courage is without reproach; Albeit his temper trends toward gaingiving!
It is but foolery, but it is such a kind of gaingiving as would perhaps trouble a woman.
"I tell thee what it is, Dick," he growled, "I have a gaingiving come over me, as I think on yonder barn ; it well nigh makes me turn back, now we are within a stone's throw of it, and that's the truth.
Word Forms
- gaingivings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include misgiving, misboding, misfeeling, begrudgement, guilt, grudge.
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