: feeling or showing great affection and devotion
his adoring fans
an adoring spouse
her adoring eyes
He was twenty then, an only son, spoiled by his adoring family.—
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad
adoringly
adverb
He gazed at her adoringly.
He had accused her of not taking him seriously, and she had replied … that she took him religiously, adoringly.
—Henry James
Henry James
Examples of adoring in a Sentence
adoring grandparents who love to spoil their grandchildren
the adoring attention of the girls' gymnastics team when our local Olympic hero spoke to them
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The Patriots’ pass coverage without Christian Gonzalez, their atrocious inside linebacker play and roller-coaster special teams, which give any adoring fan a heart attack at a moment’s notice.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Having a constant loving, happy, and adoring presence makes Kirk’s solo road trips feel far from lonely.
—Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 16 Sep. 2025
Chicharito also benefitted from his market placement in LA, in his case mainly due to the proximity to an adoring Mexican fanbase throughout Southern California.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
In some cases, like his calls to deport millions of undocumented immigrants, Mr. Trump has promised changes that many of his most adoring fans in Europe have stopped well short of.
—Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Having a constant loving, happy, and adoring presence makes Kirk’s solo road trips feel far from lonely.
—Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024
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“Adoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoring. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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