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adjective

ə-ˈdȯr-iŋ How to pronounce adoring (audio)
Definition of adoringnext
1
as in loving
feeling or showing love adoring grandparents who love to spoil their grandchildren

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2
as in affectionate
reflecting great admiration or devotion the adoring attention of the girls' gymnastics team when our local Olympic hero spoke to them

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adoring

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verb

present participle of adore
1
as in worshipping
to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife

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2
as in liking
to love or admire too much adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults

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3
as in venerating
to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god

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as in enjoying
to take pleasure in I adore those earrings—wherever did you get them?

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Recent Examples of adoring
Adjective
Mom and daughter share adoring glances at an event to celebrate International Women's Day in London. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 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
Verb
One of the most notable moments — and the scene apparently being filmed — was a sequence of shots showing the three bandmembers running away from swarps of adoring fans. — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026 Alonso tied the score in the ninth inning Tuesday with his 300th career homer and took a rare curtain call on the road to acknowledge adoring Mets fans still unhappy about his departure for Baltimore last December. — CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for adoring
Recent Examples of Synonyms for adoring
  1. loving
  2. affectionate
  3. worshipping
  4. venerating
  5. enjoying
  6. worshipful
  7. liking
  8. revering
Adjective
  • Motherhood may not have been her calling, but Sabrina Popo was a loving and affectionate grandmother.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • God is the one divine Mind, and what God knows is what’s real – including each of us as His creation, spiritual, loving, whole, and helpful.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of loving
Adjective
  • Harjo and his team — including directors Scott Teems and Rafael Casal, who also plays Francis’ stepdad — have an affectionate eye for Oklahoma and its people.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The first five conditions describe any lasting affectionate bond, such as a close friendship.
    — Pascal Vrticka, Scientific American, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of affectionate
Verb
  • In Jennifer’s Body, Needy (Seyfried) is BFFs with the titular mean girl played by Fox, whose body becomes possessed by a succubus with a taste for teen boys after a botched sacrifice by a devil-worshipping boy band (led by Adam Brody).
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These young men feared that worshipping in Hebrew, which many congregants did not understand, was driving away the next generation of Jews.
    — Ashley Walters, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of worshipping
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  • Jellicle Ball joins that lineage, inviting its audience to experience the joys of the Black and Latino ball scene while venerating its bittersweet roots.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Exquisite dribblers such as Olise need protecting and venerating.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of venerating
Verb
  • Oaksmith, the whisky Suntory blended for the Indian market and launched in 2019, has been gaining market share, while Jim Beam is enjoying double-digit growth in India.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Our staffer’s been enjoying back pocket recipes lately—with the first one inspired by Richard Olney, the Iowan painter, food writer, and Parisian ex-pat.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of enjoying
Adjective
  • After a while, though, all the professions of sincerity and thanks, the constant invocations of the one true POTUS, and the worshipful exhibits upstairs give the whole place a cultish, nostalgic gleam.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 4 June 2026
  • The secret in the biscuits is the pairing of cheddar with bacon, with the overall result being worshipful thanks from those who are lucky enough to partake.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 25 May 2026
Definition of worshipful
Verb
  • That whole thing started with Chuck really liking cough syrups.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Add coffee grounds or loose tea leaves to its stainless-steel brewing filter, then tap a preset button for coffee, green tea, or black tea, or choose a temperature of your liking anywhere from 70°F to 205°F.
    — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of liking
Verb
  • In time, generations of directors and studio execs who came up revering trailblazing path set by 1970s New Hollywood titans like Coppola would come to fundamentally see the sequel in a different light as a result.
    — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Our history is complex but acknowledging its complexity shouldn't be considered inconsistent with loving our country and revering its founders.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Definition of revering

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