Adoring

Adoring is the present participle of the verb adore and can function as both an adjective and a non-finite verb form. As an adjective, it describes someone or something characterized by strong love, admiration, or devotion, as in an adoring parent or an adoring crowd. In verb phrases, it appears in continuous tenses: she is adoring her child, or the crowd was adoring the singer. It can also modify a noun in compound phrases: adoring fans, an adoring gaze.

Etymology: Adore comes from Old French adorer, from Latin adorare, meaning to worship or honor. The -ing form is created in English to form the present participle of adore.

Usage: Adoring conveys warmth and positive intensity and is typically used in affectionate or laudatory contexts. It is common in journalism, literary prose, and media descriptions of celebrities, athletes, or family relations. The term can carry an ironic tone in some contexts, but is generally complimentary.

Examples: The adoring crowd welcomed the actor offstage. She flashed him an adoring smile. The parents looked on, adoring their child.

See also: adore, adoration, adorer, adoringly.