loving

[US]/'lʌvɪŋ/
[UK]/'lʌvɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. affectionate; showing affection; dear
adv. dearly
n. affection; tenderness

Phrases & Collocations

loving heart

tender loving care

Example Sentences

a kind and loving father.

the loving outreach of God to the world.

be nurtured by loving parents

A loving man is always a jealous man.

She spoke with loving tenderness.

in general, Alexander was a peaceful, loving man.

the torture I've gone through because of loving you so.

He gave her a loving kiss.

Carefree and fun-loving—that's him all over.

she was brought up by a loving stepfather as part of a brood of eight.

Powder rambling rose-loving asseveration;

The girl's loving care spurred his recovery.

I've got a loving wife, two beautiful children and a good job; everything in the garden is lovely.

his childhood was shaped by a loving relationship with his elder brother.

We are energised by love if we put our energy into loving.

"Feeling" and "Loving" With Grayness and Chilliness——Ambisextrous World in Zhang Ailing's Novel

I would miss my loving, erratic, harebrained mother. And her new husband.

And finally be all of the same mind, sympathetic, loving the brothers, tenderhearted, humble-minded;

Real-world Examples

Just drop the act. You are so loving this.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

Just any setting spray that you're loving.

Source: The power of makeup

Utterly adorable, seeing them giving some loving like that.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2022 Collection

I started over. I wasn't loving the grout.

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Thanks. Does that mean I get the good loving tonight?

Source: Friends Season 9

'I repeat, the woman I have been loving is not you.'

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

We all miss the loving that was coming from the motherland.

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

Don't pretend you're not loving this.

Source: Modern Family Season 6

This monstrous, terrifying, brutal but gentle and loving creature.

Source: Exciting moments of Harry Potter

And puts apparel on my tottered loving to show me worthy of thy sweet respect.

Source: The complete original version of the sonnet.

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