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Admire vs Admiring - What's the difference?

admire | admiring |

As verbs the difference between admire and admiring

is that admire is while admiring is .

As an adjective admiring is

feeling or showing admiration.

As a noun admiring is

admiration.

admire

English

Verb

(admir)
  • (obsolete) To be amazed at; to view with surprise; to marvel at.
  • *, II.2.4:
    • The poor fellow, admiring how he came there, was served in state all day long […].
  • * Fuller
    • examples rather to be admired than imitated
  • To regard with wonder and delight.
  • to look upon with an elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out approbation, esteem, love or reverence;
  • to estimate or prize highly.
    • to admire''' a person of high moral worth, to '''admire a landscape

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from admire) * admirable * admirer * admiration * admirative

    Related terms

    * admirably

    Anagrams

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    admiring

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Feeling or showing admiration.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • admiration
  • * (Isaac Barrow)
    • 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
  • * 1847 , Matthew Henry, James Hamilton, Daily communion with God
    • 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.