admiring

[ ad-mahyuhr-ing ]

adjective

1. displaying or feeling admiration:

   admiring looks.

Other Words From

• ad·miring·ly adverb
• half-ad·miring adjective
• half-ad·miring·ly adverb
• self-ad·miring adjective
• unad·miring adjective
• unad·miring·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of admiring¹

First recorded in 1620–30; admire + -ing ²

Example Sentences

After 70-plus years in the performing arts, it seems like everyone who works with Squibb, now 95, walks away admiring her wry comic timing, naturalistic delivery and preparation.

From Los Angeles Times

Last month, Trump’s longest-serving White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly, warned that his former boss fit the “definition of fascist,” that he lacks empathy, and that he had made admiring statements about Adolf Hitler.

From Los Angeles Times

“On the occasion of the great German victories, which have astonished an admiring world, we see the dawn of a new era in Europe that will carry with it a renewal with respect to politics and economics under the leadership of Germany. Denmark’s task will of necessity be grounded in actively seeking her place through mutual co-operation with Greater Germany.”

From Salon

He discussed and confirmed previous reports that Mr. Trump had made admiring statements about Hitler, had expressed contempt for disabled veterans and had characterized those who died on the battlefield for the United States as “losers” and “suckers”—comments first reported in 2020 by The Atlantic.

From Slate

In the interview, the former chief of staff said he had admonished Trump multiple times for making admiring statements about Adolf Hitler, such as, “You know, Hitler did some good things, too.”

From Los Angeles Times

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