: feeling or showing concern for or kindness to others
a kind, caring person
I waited expectantly for the sympathy to come pouring out, since Mary Anne is the most sensitive, caring person I know …—
Ann M. Martin
Ann M. MartinThe Steve Martin character is consistently suave, gracious, tender, caring, worldly wise, and a great lover.—Richard Alleva
Richard Alleva
caringly
adverb
was treated gently and caringly
caringness
noun
There's evidence every season that friendly decent social caringness isn't uncommon in the literary community.
—Benjamin DeMott
Benjamin DeMott
Examples of caring in a Sentence
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Gordon had a small but moving cameo as a caring record company exec visiting the despairing rocker named Blake and urging him to leave with her.
—Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, the Sister Wives star shared a heartfelt Instagram post that remembered the late son of Janelle and Kody Brown as a caring brother to her daughter Truely.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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Steve Appleford, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2024
On Thursday, the Sister Wives star shared a heartfelt Instagram post that remembered the late son of Janelle and Kody Brown as a caring brother to her daughter Truely.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for caring
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“Caring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/caring. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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