guiding

noun — 2 senses

guiding

noun

/ˈɡaɪdɪŋ/

1

Guidance.

  • Butler was ready to consider any proposition which would save her; but it must be a sound one—one not open to her whimsical moods or the guidings or leadings of romance.1912, Theodore Dreiser, The Financier:
2

Girl Guiding.

  • Daisy Gordon Low then established two Girl Guide troops in poor sections of central London. Her belief was growing that guiding could serve many beneficial ends.2002, Robert T. Grimm, Notable American Philanthropists, page 189:

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