adoring

adjective

ador·​ing ə-ˈdȯr-iŋ How to pronounce adoring (audio)
: 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
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

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
Recent Examples on the Web Having a constant loving, happy, and adoring presence makes Kirk’s solo road trips feel far from lonely. Outside Online, 29 Aug. 2024 In Australia, where Abacus sold the rights to SBS, the critical reception was similarly adoring, and Acorn TV has rights in the U.S. and Canada. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 July 2024 At age six, Ethan's tenure of deprivation ended and a rich life of loving care started with Julie, his adoring adoptive mother. Marc D. Hauser, TIME, 3 Apr. 2024 The three cosmonauts spent weeks performing zero gravity acrobatics, televised for the adoring Soviet public. Kelly and Zach Weinersmith, Popular Science, 8 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for adoring 

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Word History

Etymology

from present participle of adore

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adoring was in 1687

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“Adoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adoring. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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