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admiring

adjective

  1. that admires someone/something
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ædˈmaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

adj

  1. Feeling or showing admiration.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:admiring.

noun

  1. admiration

    What more palpable confutation can there be of human vanity and arrogance, of all lofty imaginations, all presumptuous confidences, all turgid humours, all fond self-pleasings and self-admirings, than is that tragical cross […]

    We must keep up a constant worship of God in our families, and in our closets; we must be frequent in holy adorings and admirings of God.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of admire