Crossword clues for admiring
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Admired; p. pr. & vb. n. Admiring.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E. smile.]
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To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]
Examples rather to be admired than imitated.
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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; as, to admire a person of high moral worth, to admire a landscape.
Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed.
--Pope.Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his conduct.
Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.
Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a.
Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. --
Ad*mir"ing*ly, adv.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
Feeling or showing admiration. n. admiration v
(present participle of admire English)
WordNet
adj. showing or feeling admiration; "an admiring crowd"; "gave me one of her rare admiring looks"
Usage examples of "admiring".
He was sitting in a music hall one evening, sipping his absinth and admiring the art of a certain famous Russian dancer, when he caught a passing glimpse of a pair of evil black eyes upon him.
Then, too, the crowds of admiring spectators, the angel host of captivating beauties with their starry orbs of light, and luxuriant tresses, curling in playful elegance around a face beaming with divinity, or falling in admired negligence over bosoms of alabastrine whiteness and unspotted purity within!
The beadle, standing aloof, was inwardly angry at this individual who took the liberty of admiring the cathedral by himself.
To his surprise, as he was about to emerge from a berceau on to a plot of turf, in the centre of which grew a large cedar, he beheld a lady in a riding-habit standing before the tree, and evidently admiring its beautiful proportions.
She was generally at the centre of things, surrounded by a bickering and admiring crowd of seemingly lesser mortals, which sometimes included Jalila.
Rafe was out on the terrace, admiring the view in the dusk light and thinking that this place really was a fantasy come true when Isabel emerged from the bure, looking like something out of the Arabian Nights.
She was right, and I could not help admiring the truly astonishing tact of this girl.
Her face had caught the hues of the lily and the rose, and had an air of happiness I could not help admiring.
As the Charpillon had laughed merrily through the whole of this dialogue, I took it all as a jest, but I could not help admiring her manner, which seemed made for the subjugation of men.
After we had admired the beauty and elegance of the castle, we could not help admiring the way in which the master of the castle was lodged.
Although his grand tour seemed an extravagant project, I could not help admiring his courage and desire to be well informed.
I presented to the admiring inmates of the house a greater coxcomb than the Count Devereux in the ethereal person of Jean Desmarais.
Ferrari, admiring the amazing custom paint job, duotone black and blue, so swank the vehicle could be framed and hung on a wall as art.
We were enjoying our dessert, when my beautiful lady-love, admiring my snuff-box, told her husband that she wished she had one like it.
I could not help admiring the way in which old Umslopogaas flung himself upon the floor, and, unmindful of what was hanging over him, instantly sank into a deep sleep.