# loving

Pronunciation: say "LUV-ing" US/UK /ˈlʌv.ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈlɐv.ɪŋ/

## Adjective

1. Showing or expressing deep affection and warm care toward other people.
   - Simple: Showing a lot of love and care for other people.
   - _Their loving relationship lasted for more than fifty years._
   - _She wrote a loving note and tucked it into his suitcase._
4. Euphemistic form of fucking. *(slang, US)* — Euphemistic form of fucking.
   - Simple: A milder stand-in for fucking, used to add strong feeling without the rude word.
   - _I can't get this loving door to open._
   - _He told them to mind their own loving business._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of love. — present participle and gerund of love
   - Simple: The -ing form of love. Use it to name the action, or after a noun to describe it.
   - _He is loving his new job at the bakery._
   - _The children are loving the snow this winter._

## Noun

3. The action or practice of feeling and showing love for someone or something.
   - Simple: The act of showing deep care and affection for someone.
   - _The old couple's home was filled with years of loving and laughter._
   - _True loving asks for nothing in return._

## Origin

Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e), from Old English lufung. It can be analyzed as love + -ing.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/loving (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).