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admirating

admirating is the present participle and gerund of admirate.

Meaning of admirate

Verb

admirate (third-person singular simple present admirates, present participle admirating, simple past and past participle admirated)

  1. (non-native speakers' English) To admire.
    • I admirate Oprah's capital gains, but as far as her moral life, well, she's a fat whore!2000 February 14, schles...@my-deja.com, “Dr. Laura and Oprah”, in alt.radio.talk.dr-laura (Usenet), retrieved 21 Apr 2022

Questions about admirating

What is admirating the present participle and gerund of?
Admirating is the present participle and gerund of admirate.

Words near admirating in the dictionary

  1. admirant
  2. admirante
  3. admirate
  4. admirated
  5. admirates
  6. admirating
  7. admiration
  8. admirational
  9. admirations
  10. admirative
  11. admiratively

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