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Fiving is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Fiving in a sentence

Related words

Fiving | Fives | Fiver | Fived | Fivers | Fiv

Fiving meaning

present participle and gerund of five

Using Fiving

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of five
  • In the example corpus, fiving often appears in combinations such as: high fiving.

Context around Fiving

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 6 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

high 15×

Often after:

fans 1× myself 1× members 1×

Sentence patterns with Fiving

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and high fiving each other 2× and high fiving are forbidden 1× and high fiving members of 1× and high fiving other fans 1× bar high fiving and shouting 1× disqualified from fiving for 24 1× enemies high fiving and plotting 1× from high fiving myself but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

camas was named 1× collins was disqualified 1× i live 20 1× i refrained from 1× it wasn t 1× kate has always 1×

Common sentence endings:

along the dugout 1× but just barely 1× fiving are forbidden 1× fiving each other 1× fiving other fans 1× from a spotter 1×

Words around Fiving

Just before it in the word index:

fivethirtyeight 82 fivestar 5 fivesquares 2 fivesome 2 fives 113 fivers 5

Just after it in the word index:

fivio 3 fivizzano 2 fivn 4 fix 3.016 fixable 22 fixate 21

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 20 abbv 20 abdalla 20 abdirahman 20 abdulmalik 20 abhimanyu 20

Corpus analysis for Fiving

  • In this selection, "fiving" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, high, fans, myself and members stand out and add context to how "fiving" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and high fiving each other and and high fiving are forbidden. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "fiving" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with fiving

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

I refrained from high-fiving myself, but just barely. (9 words)

Such traditions as spitting and high-fiving are forbidden. (9 words)

And that was my thing: going out happy, shaking hands, high-fiving. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Kate has always seemed to be comfortable with the selfie, going viral in 2014 when she took a snap high-fiving a youngster in Christchurch before posing with various well-wishers on a walkabout in Sydney. (36 words)

The Portuguese captain, who scored the opening goal for Madrid, shouted as he made his way into the dressing room before hugging and high-fiving members of manager, Zinedine Zidane’s coaching staff. (33 words)

Nato's Secretary-General cautioned against Mr Trump's plans for a quick peace deal, which he said would lead to the West’s enemies “high fiving” and plotting their own attacks. (32 words)

Example sentences (16)

Collins was disqualified from fiving for 24 months and given a community order to complete nine months of drug rehabilitation.

Kate has always seemed to be comfortable with the selfie, going viral in 2014 when she took a snap high-fiving a youngster in Christchurch before posing with various well-wishers on a walkabout in Sydney.

South Carolina’s baseball team was high-fiving fans, posing for pictures and milling happily around the Cockaboose Club at Williams-Brice Stadium on Monday.

And that was my thing: going out happy, shaking hands, high-fiving.

Nato's Secretary-General cautioned against Mr Trump's plans for a quick peace deal, which he said would lead to the West’s enemies “high fiving” and plotting their own attacks.

But even in those that are open, the experience of consuming the game – elbow to elbow at the bar, high-fiving and shouting at a television screen – will be different.

I refrained from high-fiving myself, but just barely.

It wasn’t entirely reckless: Fans were required to wear masks and prohibited from singing, cheering, or high-fiving, while high-tech sensors tracked airflow.

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No hugging, no high-fiving and no weight-training exercises that require assistance from a spotter.

Such traditions as spitting and high-fiving are forbidden.

There was plenty of `high-fiving' going on among connections after Lee Carter's got up close home to nut in Lingfield's fifth.

Utland, who opened the scoring, is all smiles, high-fiving each member of the bench as he trods along the dugout.

With seconds winding down, both Trent and Kacy started celebrating and high-fiving each other.

Camas was named third and the DCA members inside the downtown Camas office went wild, hugging and high-fiving each other and whooping with joy.

I live 20 minutes from Jax and have been to 2 Bills/Jags games since I’ve lived here and both times have left the stadium laughing and high fiving other fans.

The Portuguese captain, who scored the opening goal for Madrid, shouted as he made his way into the dressing room before hugging and high-fiving members of manager, Zinedine Zidane’s coaching staff.

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Common combinations with fiving

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "fiving" in a sentence?
An example: "Collins was disqualified from fiving for 24 months and given a community order to complete nine months of drug rehabilitation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "fiving" from authentic English texts.
What does "fiving" mean?
Fiving means: present participle and gerund of five
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