Meaning & use
Handing
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Giving or passing something to someone using the hand.
See it in a sentence
She was handing out flyers outside the subway station.
The teacher is handing back graded exams today.
A note on using this word
"Handing" commonly appears in phrasal verbs like "handing over," "handing out," and "handing down," each with a slightly different nuance.
Words with a similar meaning
passinggiving
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Words with an opposite meaning
takingwithholding
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