adoring

1. 1.

   showing adoration

   Synonymsworshipful

   Similarreverent
2. 2.

   extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent

   “adoring grandparents”

   “deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain”

   “hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother”

   Synonymsdotingfond

   Similarloving

Questions about adoring

What does adoring mean?

adoring means "showing adoration". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in adoring?

adoring has 3 syllables: a-do-ring. The stress falls on "do". In IPA it is /əˈdɔɹɪŋ/.

What is another word for adoring?

Close synonyms include worshipful, doting, fond. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is adoring a common word?

adoring is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.