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loving

noun

  1. action of love; affection
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adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/ / /ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/ / /ˈlɐv.əŋ/ / /ˈlʌvɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

  1. Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.

    his loving wife, her loving husband

  2. Euphemistic form of fucking.

    I want you to have every loving brother’s sister’s cousin’s child downstairs and standing at attention at six o’clock.

    “Anderson,” said Beaupre, “you think we’re going to see any lovin’ Viet Congs today?”

name

  1. A surname.
  2. A placename
  3. A placename
  4. A placename
  5. A placename
  6. Ellipsis of Loving v. Virginia, a 1967 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized interacial marriage under the Equal Protection and Due Process; and reaffirmed the existence of a right to privacy under due process following the 14th Amendment.

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

  1. The action of the verb to love.

    all natural lovings and longings

verb

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of love