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admiring

[ ad-mahyuhr-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1620–30; admire + -ing ²

Lovers were chosen for their looks or status; admirers were welcomed so long as they remained entirely admiring.

Is Kate checking out her competition, or admiring another leather jacket?

After idly admiring the work for almost a week, Iolas gained the courage to enter his very first gallery.

Lest you despair for a political figure worth admiring, just think of Ma Laureys.

They are the subject of a new, admiring bestselling book, The Everything Store, by Brad Stone.

While you were admiring the long roll of the wave, a sudden spray would be dashed over you, and make you catch your breath!

David thought the farmer a fool, and rode on, admiring the blue sky uncheckered by a single cloud.

There was a host of friends and acquaintances around the little home, making merry and admiring the baby.

He fired with an accuracy of aim that won him an admiring mutter, although to miss would have been almost as noteworthy.

A strident voice drowned the scandal, and an admiring group ceased smoking and listened spellbound to a characteristic anecdote.

April 17, 2024axolotl

[ak-suh-lot-l ]

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