\Lav"ing\, a. [From {Live}, v. i.]
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.
{Living force}. See {Vis viva}, under {Vis}.
{Living gale} (Naut.), a heavy gale.
{Living} {rock or stone}, rock in its native or original
   state or location; rock not quarried. `` I now found
   myself on a rude and narrow stairway, the steps of which
   were cut out of the living rock.'' --Moore.
{The living}, those who are alive, or one who is alive.