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Liming vs Liking - What's the difference?

liming | liking |

As a noun liking is

likeness.

liming

English

Alternative forms

* limin' * lyming

Verb

(head)
  • (Trinidadian, Caribbean, slang) hanging around, usually in a public place with friends, enjoying the scene.
    • "No Liming or Loitering - No Shouting or Loud Noise" (written on a sign in Port of Spain shopping mall).

    Quotations

    * Lionel Ritchie. All Night Long (pop song, verse 2): *: We're going to party, Liming , Fiesta, forever *: Come on and sing along.

    liking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A like; a predilection.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=September 15 , author=Amy Lawrence , title=Arsenal's Gervinho enjoys the joy of six against lowly Southampton , work=the Guardian citation , page= , passage=The Ivorian is a player with such a liking for improvisation it does not usually look like he has any more idea than anyone else what he is going to do next, so it was an interesting choice.}}
  • * (John Stuart Mill)
    • The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.

    Derived terms

    * for one's liking * to one's liking * take a liking to