laving Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb wash or flow against
    wash; lave; lap.
    • the waves laved the shore
  2. verb cleanse (one's body) with soap and water
    wash; lave.
  3. verb wash one's face and hands
    wash up; lave.
    • She freshened up in the bathroom

WordNet

Lav"ing adjective
Etymology
From Live, v. i.
Definitions
  1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature.
  2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the mind , and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living faith; a living principle. " Living hope. " Wyclif.
  3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as, a living spring; -- opposed to stagnant.
  4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening. " Living light." Shak.
  5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.
    Then on the living coals wine they pour. Dryden.

Webster 1913