admiring
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- admiringly adverb
- half-admiring adjective
- half-admiringly adverb
- self-admiring adjective
- unadmiring adjective
- unadmiringly adverb
Etymology
Origin of admiring
Example Sentences
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It’s not just getting immersed in a story; it’s the physical experience of reading too: I loved holding an actual book in my hands, admiring the physical cover, feeling—and hearing—the pages.
From Slate • Mar. 8, 2026
The car - the design of which drew admiring glances when it first appeared - also appears to be slow in the corners.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
After admiring McKinnon’s designs, Carreira talked it over with Glenn at an early season competition in Oberstdorf, Germany.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
We now scan for manipulation instead of admiring the innovation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026
I suppose I have a considerable organ of veneration, for I retain yet the sense of admiring awe with which my eyes traced her steps.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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