Giving and Reading

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Giving noun - The act of offering money in exchange for goods or services.

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Reading and giving are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Reading" instead a noun "Giving".

Nearby Words: give, giver

Reading noun - A presentation of an artistic work (as a piece of music) from a particular point of view.

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Giving and reading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Giving" instead a noun "Reading".

Nearby Words: read, reader, readable, readout, readability

Making puns by giving the kanji for one word and a reading corresponding to a different one.

Source: Alternate Character Reading
When Stan does show up, he insists on reading the mail first, giving us a second fast-forward as he does so, randomly laughing or cursing at the letters he's reading.

Source: Fast-Forward Gag
The Munsters; While spying on Lily, Grandpa mistakes her giving a palm-reading to her boss as a more romantic type of hand holding, causing Herman to jump to conclusions and go to confront the guy.

Source: Holding Hands

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