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loving.

The action of the verb to love.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/Australia/ˈlɐv.əŋ/New-Zealand/ˈləv.ɪŋ/India
  1. The action of the verb to love.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

adj/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/Australia/ˈlɐv.əŋ/New-Zealand/ˈləv.ɪŋ/India
  1. Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.

    his loving wife, her loving husband
  2. Euphemistic form of fucking.

    US · attributive · euphemistic · form-of · slang
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

verb/ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Scotland/ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/Australia/ˈlɐv.əŋ/New-Zealand/ˈləv.ɪŋ/India
  1. present participle and gerund of love

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

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