Synonyms of handing

handing

verb

present participle of hand

1

as in providing

to put (something) into the possession of someone for use or consumption

was happy to hand her grandmother's cookie recipes to the parish ladies to put in their cookbook

Synonyms & Similar Words

• providing
• giving
• supplying
• distributing
• feeding
• delivering
• furnishing
• handing over
• dispensing
• administering
• allocating
• assigning
• transferring
• apportioning
• plying (with)
• dealing (out)
• ceding
• portioning
• doling out
• deeding
• prorating
• meting (out)
• parceling (out)
• making over

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding (back)
• retaining
• keeping (back)
• maintaining
• preserving
• reserving
• saving
• withholding
• conserving
• keeping up

2

as in passing

to shift possession of (something) from one person to another

the clerk handed her the receipt

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passing
• transferring
• reaching
• giving
• carrying
• bucking
• handing over
• relaying
• handling
• delivering
• releasing
• surrendering
• relinquishing
• rendering
• yielding
• bearing
• ceding
• pawing
• fingering
• turning over
• giving up

3

as in leaving

to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another

handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys

Synonyms & Similar Words

• leaving
• transferring
• entrusting
• giving
• delegating
• delivering
• passing
• relinquishing
• granting
• transmitting
• recommending
• commending
• loaning
• trusting
• committing
• consigning
• confiding
• reposing
• distributing
• assigning
• submitting
• conferring
• vesting
• bequeathing
• lending
• turning over
• handing over
• dividing
• supplying
• dispensing
• giving over
• surrendering
• dispersing
• dealing (out)
• releasing
• furnishing
• yielding
• willing
• turning in
• advancing
• handing down
• handing in
• handing on
• recommitting
• retransmitting
• redelivering
• retransferring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• holding
• keeping
• retaining
• reserving
• receiving
• withholding
• owning
• possessing
• accepting
• taking
• detaining
• holding back
• occupying
• taking in
• taking over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of handing

Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined for five strikeouts in three scoreless innings of relief before handing the ball to Megill. — ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Milwaukee’s hottest hitter William Contreras led off the inning with his second hit of the game - a single into left field - which led Tampa Bay to make another pitching change, this time handing the ball to Garrett Cleavinger. — Kevin Dotson, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

The veteran executive staff stepped aside as CEO again earlier this year, handing control of the entertainment giant to Josh D’Amaro. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

Victory cigars are one of the oldest traditions in the rivalry, going back almost 70 years to an Alabama trainer named Jim Goostree, who started handing them out after wins over Tennessee. — Austin Evans, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2026

Its rival OpenAI has similarly discussed handing a 5% stake to the US government, as both companies gear up for record-breaking IPOs in the face of increasingly negative public reactions to their technological advances. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Chisell, who previously worked at Amazon, eBay and Starling Bank, estimates that Paysend can now deliver around 25% more engineering work with the same-sized team, but argues that getting results isn’t as simple as handing everyone the latest tech. — Lindsay Dodgson, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026

My colleague Ellie Austin and members of the audience sprang into action, handing me fresh tissues and lip balm. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

My sister divided the buns between our family members, splitting hers in two and handing me the other half. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026