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—admiringly, adv./ad muyeur"ing/, adj.displaying or feeling admiration: admiring looks.[1620-30; ADMIRE + -ING2]
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Admiring — Ad*mir ing, a. Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. {Ad*mir ing*ly}, adv. Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
admiring — admiring; un·admiring; … English syllables
admiring — index favorable (expressing approval) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
admiring — [[t]ədma͟ɪ͟ərɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n An admiring expression shows that you like or respect someone or something. → See also admire He cast her admiring glances all the way down the stairs... Within moments, he d attracted an admiring… … English dictionary
admiring — ad|mir|ing [ əd maırıŋ ] adjective full of admiration: an admiring glance a group of admiring fans ╾ ad|mir|ing|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
admiring — UK [ədˈmaɪərɪŋ] / US [ədˈmaɪrɪŋ] adjective full of admiration an admiring glance a group of admiring fans Derived word: admiringly adverb … English dictionary
admiring — adj. showing or feeling admiration (an admiring follower; admiring glances). Derivatives: admiringly adv … Useful english dictionary
Admiring — Admire Ad*mire , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.] 1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
admiring — adj. Admiring is used with these nouns: ↑crowd, ↑glance … Collocations dictionary
admiring — ad|mir|ing [ədˈmaıərıŋ US ˈmaır ] adj [usually before noun] showing that you think someone or something is very impressive or attractive ▪ admiring glances >admiringly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
