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helping

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. helping (noun)
  2. help (verb)
  3. helping card (noun)
  4. helping hand (noun)
  5. helping verb (noun)
  6. help out (verb)

help·ing

noun \ˈhel-piŋ\

Definition of HELPING

1
: a portion of food : serving
2
: dose 3 <large helpings of reportage and interviews — Stefan Kanfer>
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Examples of HELPING

  1. He had two helpings of carrots.
  2. Can I give you a second helping?

First Known Use of HELPING

1883

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