revere
verb (used with object)
to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate.
revering
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present participleof revere.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The film purports to show how socioeconomic inequality is a result of “the cultural pendulum swinging too far towards revering things we consider ‘masculine,’ like individualism, power, and money,” according to the nonprofit’s website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
"This tells me about the whole community, this tells me about how they were thinking, how they were behaving, how they were revering the heavens."
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Armstrong, who grew up revering Schulz, has a deep connection to Franklin.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 14, 2024
Some 600 adoring souls will scream their approval, revering the skill, the dedication, the opulence.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 3, 2023
Hence religion is the regular or constant habit of revering the gods, and would be represented by the word devotion—an aspect most important to bear in mind.
From The Discipline of War Nine Addresses on the Lessons of the War in Connection with Lent by John Hasloch Potter
