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loving Definition

lov·ing (luv)

adjective

  1. feeling love; devoted
  2. expressing love a loving act

loving Related Forms

lov·ingly adverb lov·ing·ness noun

loving Synonyms

loving

modif.

admiring, respecting, valuing, liking, fond, tender, kind, enamored, in love, attached, devoted, appreciative, having a good will toward, attentive, thoughtful, ardent, solicitous, doting, amiable, warm, amorous, smitten, warm-hearted, affectionate, zealous for, anxious, concerned, sentimental, amatory, benign, earnest, benevolent, cordial, caring, considerate, loyal, generous; see also friendly 1, passionate 2.

loving Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • unconditionally: She reveals how to reconnect with our divine Self, and its unconditionally loving nature.
  • absolutely: Dave Cantrell I'm using NewsGator on a daily basis and absolutely loving it.
  • truly: The re-election of Bush in the US must cause concern to any truly loving Christian.
  • very: She's a very loving, trusting wee girl.
  • ever: Believe me, your ever loving Brother, the Plow Boy.
  • about: I saw him, there - and I think I may have said something about loving him!

Adjective complement with noun phrase

have: John MacArthur shows how true biblical love can bridge the gulf between you and the people you have difficulty loving.

Modifies a noun

  • kindness: Shall I go astray after so much loving kindness and tender mercy?
  • wife: Even his loving wife was becoming a stranger to him.
  • husband: My loving husband, in my thoughts every day.
  • memory: In loving memory of " Kim " our beloved cat who passed away on the 3rd January 2005.
  • grandad: To my darling husband, a very dear dad and a loving grandad.
  • daughter: Our loving daughter just wiped out, gone from our lives.

Used with adjective complement

  • stop: He never stops loving; his last breath was a breath of love.
  • feel: Here are some tips that many have benefited from... You don't have to feel loving to be loving.
  • help: How could he help loving what smiled at him.
  • keep: We have to keep loving God and moving forward.
  • end: I end up loving the silly piece that is ' At The DDU ' .
  • mean: Loving one's neighbor also means loving them enough to tell them that they are wrong.

Preposition: in

way: Near the end of each chorus " cos my baby gives me that loving in a special way " ?

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