admiring

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admiring

  • /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Rhymes with -aɪəɹɪŋ

adjective more admiring · most admiring

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

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of admire

noun 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 […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: loving, overmuch, overlooking, praising, laudatory, complimentary, applauding, appreciative, approving, eulogistic, commendatory, idolizing, praiseful, adoring, reverent, worshipful

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adj feeling or showing admiration

Españoladmirativo, de admiración, admirador
Portuguêsadmirador
Françaisadmiratif
Deutschbewundernd
Românăadmirând

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"admiring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/admiring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

admiring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/admiring

Chicago

"admiring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/admiring.

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@misc{admiring_2026,
  title = {admiring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/admiring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}