- present participle of admire.
admiring
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The section “Broken Dolls” reminded me of lines from 1958’s “The Long, Hot Summer,” addressed to Joanne Woodward by an admiring Paul Newman: “I’ll bet you was a mighty appealin’ little girl.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026
"But admiring someone does not give you the right to take, to claim as mine texts that are not my own."
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
The singer said he was in a Miami hotel while writing the song, strumming his guitar and admiring the coastal view.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
"I'm so admiring of his strength of character and the zen-like state he's been in since the very beginning of the match," said former British number one Annabel Croft.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
She saw me admiring all the colors of the paint chips and told me I could take some, but I just shook my head.
From "Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer" by Kelly Jones
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