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admiring

/ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

admiring adjective: feeling or showing admiration. Also the present participle and gerund of admire.

Adjective

admiring (comparative more admiring, superlative most admiring)

  1. Feeling or showing admiration.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:admiring.

Noun

admiring (plural admirings)

  1. admiration
    • What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]a. 1678 (date written), Isaac Barrow, “(please specify the chapter name or sermon number)”, in The Works of Dr. Isaac Barrow. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: A[braham] J[ohn]...
    • We must keep up a constant worship of God in our families, and in our closets; we must be frequent in holy adorings and admirings of God.1847, Matthew Henry, James Hamilton, Daily communion with God

Also used as

admiring is also the present participle and gerund of admire.

Examples of admiring in a sentence

  • I’m not enjoying the meal so much as admiring the atmosphere.
  • Vern rubbed her hands along the motorcycles, admiring their size and power, their silver and black sleekness.
  • After admiring Milano’s skyline, he was hungry and tired from his flights.

All 27 example sentences with admiring

Forms of admiring

Adjective
comparativemore admiring
superlativemost admiring
Noun
pluraladmirings

Words formed from admiring

Words that rhyme with admiring

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Questions about admiring

What does admiring mean?
Admiring means feeling or showing admiration.
What part of speech is admiring?
Admiring can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce admiring?
Admiring is pronounced /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/.

Words near admiring in the dictionary

  1. admirer
  2. admirers
  3. admires
  4. admirest
  5. admireth
  6. admiring
  7. admiringly
  8. admiringness
  9. admirings
  10. admirize
  11. admissabilities

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