gifting

verb

present participle of gift
as in blessing
to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute gifted with an uncanny ability to persuade people to do things they ordinarily wouldn't

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Recent Examples of gifting By gifting her peonies, they’ve been added to the group in Kristin’s garden. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 14 July 2026 After years of gifting the world with bounties of punk perfection, friends and family of Jennifer Finch are asking fans to give back. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 Goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu kept them in the game after, gifting Mexico — who were booed for a flat first half — the winner. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 11 July 2026 One of our favorite gifting hubs, Anthropologie also stocks a surprisingly robust assortment of outdoor furniture and decor. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 3 July 2026 For those determined to wrap an actual object, gifting experts say the trick is to avoid anything that merely announces its own price tag. — Merle Ginsberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 July 2026 As a practical guideline, gifting the lowest-basis shares and selling higher-basis shares for liquidity may help improve tax efficiency. — Joshua Harmon, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 Pierzynski met with Leo at the Vatican on Wednesday and marked the occasion by gifting the pontiff, a lifelong White Sox fan, the baseball from the final out of Game 1 of the 2005 World Series. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 White, 31, is also doing much more than just gifting cash. — Eric Christensen, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gifting
  1. blessing
  2. endowing
  3. equipping
Verb
  • By visiting the Basilica and blessing the new tower, the pope follows in the footsteps of Pope Benedict XVI who in 2010 consecrated the Sagrada Familia.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 10 June 2026
  • Jimmy Fallon has been blessing the New York Knicks with good humor for decades.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026
Definition of blessing
Verb
  • The principal donation will go towards endowing the Met’s long-standing internships for undergraduate and graduate students in perpetuity.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 May 2026
  • This information can indirectly influence national discussions by endowing them with more credibility.
    — Marlen Bartsch, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of endowing
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  • All told, $875,000 worth of computer hardware loaned by Silicon Graphics, $350,000 worth from Apple and some $500,000 in additional hardware and software went into equipping both the set and off-stage control room.
    — Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
  • Many also skip equipping employees with the training and know-how to confidently incorporate AI into daily workflows.
    — Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of equipping

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“Gifting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gifting. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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