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/gayn"giv'ing, gayn giv"-/, n. Archaic.a misgiving.[1325-75; gain- (ME gein-) against + GIVE + -ING1]
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Gaingiving — Gain giv ing, n. [See {Again}, and {Give}.] A misgiving. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaingiving — ˈgānˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷, (ˈ) ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: gain (from Middle English gayn , geyne against) + giving (from gerund of give) archaic : misgiving … Useful english dictionary
gaingiving — noun Etymology: gain (against) + giving Date: 1602 archaic misgiving … New Collegiate Dictionary
gaingiving — gain·giv·ing … English syllables
misgiving — I noun anxietude, anxiety, anxious concern, anxiousness, apprehension, apprehensiveness, concern, critical attitude, disquiet, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, fear, fearfulness, forbodement, foreboding, gaingiving, hesitation, inquietude … Law dictionary
