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admiring en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Meanings

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

Forms

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more admiring Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most admiring Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

nonadmiring · unadmiring · 'mirin · admiringly

Translations (12)

es admirador (feeling or showing admiration) · ca admirador (feeling or showing admiration) · fi ihaileva (feeling or showing admiration) · eo admira (feeling or showing admiration) · es de admiración (feeling or showing admiration) · es admirativo (feeling or showing admiration) · gl admirador (feeling or showing admiration) · fr admiratif (feeling or showing admiration) · de bewundernd (feeling or showing admiration) · ast almirador (feeling or showing admiration) · ro admirând (feeling or showing admiration) · pt admirador (feeling or showing admiration)

admiring en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. admiration
    • 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:
    • 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] Valpy, […], published 1830–1831, →OCLC:

Forms

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admirings Number=Plur lexicographic

admiring en · VERB

Pronunciation

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  • /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of admire
    form of admire