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adoringadjective

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What does the adjective adoring mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective adoring. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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How common is the adjective adoring?

About 0.03occurrences per million words in modern written English

1750	0.062
1760	0.062
1770	0.062
1780	0.063
1790	0.061
1800	0.06
1810	0.062
1820	0.065
1830	0.065
1840	0.064
1850	0.062
1860	0.059
1870	0.057
1880	0.054
1890	0.051
1900	0.048
1910	0.044
1920	0.04
1930	0.037
1940	0.032
1950	0.03
1960	0.028
1970	0.026
1980	0.026
1990	0.026
2000	0.027
2010	0.028

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How is the adjective adoring pronounced?

British English

/əˈdɔːrɪŋ/

uh-DOR-ing

U.S. English

/əˈdɔrɪŋ/

uh-DOR-ing

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Where does the adjective adoring come from?

Earliest known use

late 1500s

The earliest known use of the adjective adoring is in the late 1500s.

OED's earliest evidence for adoring is from 1597, in the writing of Thomas Middleton, playwright.

adoring is formed within English, by derivation.

Etymons: adore v., ‑ing suffix2.

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Nearby entries

adorat, n.1671
adoration, n.c1443–
adorative, adj.1637–
adoratory, n.1800–
adoratory, adj.1660–
adore, v.c1300–
adored, adj.1489–
adorement, n.1646–
adorer, n.1572–
adoring, n.c1405–
adoring, adj.1597–
adoringly, adv.1624–
adorkable, adj.1999–
adorn, n.1590–92
adorn, adj.1667–1735
adorn, v.a1325–
adornate, adj.1539–1609
adornate, v.1550–
adornation, n.1597–
adorned, adj.?1473–
adorner, n.a1522–

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Entry history for adoring, adj.

adoring, adj. was revised in December 2011.

adoring, adj. was last modified in July 2023.

oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include:

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into adoring, adj. in July 2023.

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Nearby entries

adorat, n.1671
adoration, n.c1443–
adorative, adj.1637–
adoratory, n.1800–
adoratory, adj.1660–
adore, v.c1300–
adored, adj.1489–
adorement, n.1646–
adorer, n.1572–
adoring, n.c1405–
adoring, adj.1597–
adoringly, adv.1624–
adorkable, adj.1999–
adorn, n.1590–92
adorn, adj.1667–1735
adorn, v.a1325–
adornate, adj.1539–1609
adornate, v.1550–
adornation, n.1597–
adorned, adj.?1473–
adorner, n.a1522–

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