admiring

adjective ad·mir·ing \ əd-ˈmī-riŋ \

Definition of admiring

: feeling or showing esteem and admiration

welcomed by an admiring crowd

an admiring look/glance

"Very sweet and angelic of you," said Stephen, looking at her with an admiring smile.
—George Eliot

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admiringly

adverb

- spoke admiringly of her talents
- And when it was over, Jerry West walked into the Celtic locker room and said admiringly, "Bird was always two thoughts ahead of everyone else."
- —Bob Ryan

Recent Examples of admiring from the Web

Another less admiring aide might have simply tried his best to do so.

— avi selk, Washington Post, "Steven Mnuchin says Trump is ‘funny’ when he cusses — and other ways to flatter a president," 11 Mar. 2018
Last week, a photo was shared on social media of the 2-year-old adorably admiring artist Amy Sherald’s new painting of Obama at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.

— derek lawrence, EW.com, "Michelle Obama has a dance party with little girl who admired her portrait," 6 Mar. 2018
With few exceptions, much popular tech writing takes an overwhelmingly admiring approach to its subjects.

— jacob silverman, The New Republic, "The generational shift that made tech companies a cultural and political force," 28 Feb. 2018
The oldest and rarest, drawing the most admiring murmurs, is a black and silver 1952 British Vincent Rapide.

— julie besonen, New York Times, "Go to Oyster Bay for the Food. Stay for the History," 15 Feb. 2018
The snapshots are affectionate and admiring, and the contradictions in them can give you whiplash — until the end Avedon was pavonine and recessive, autocratic and inhibited, everyone’s best friend and utterly inscrutable.

— parul sehgal, New York Times, "Turning the Lens Around on Richard Avedon," 12 Dec. 2017
But the admiring stares tend to come from designers, art directors, and German tourists.

— rene chun, WIRED, "Review: Stromer ST1 X," 15 July 2017

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