loving
nounadjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- Canada//ˈlʌv.ɪŋ//
- Australia//ˈlɐv.ɪŋ//
- New Zealand//ˈlɐv.əŋ//
- India//ˈləv.ɪŋ//
- //ˈlʊvɪŋ//
The action of the verb to love.
noun
- 1
The action of the verb to love.
all natural lovings and longings
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.
adjective
- 1
Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
his loving wife, her loving husband
- 2
Also a form of fuckingslangEuphemistic form of fucking.
I want you to have every loving brother’s sister’s cousin’s child downstairs and standing at attention at six o’clock.
“Anderson,” said Beaupre, “you think we’re going to see any lovin’ Viet Congs today?”
“ Eat and drink like a loving pig,” he says, patting the bulge under his parka.
At long lovin’ last!
verb
- 1
Also a form of lovepresent participle and gerund of love
Forms
- plural
- lovings
- comparative
- lovinger, more loving
- superlative
- lovingest, most loving