Definition of LOVING

loving

Plural: lovings

Verb

  • have a great affection or liking for
  • get pleasure from
  • be enamored or in love with
  • have sexual intercourse with
  • present participle and gerund of love

Adjective

  • Showing or feeling great care, affection, or fondness.
  • feeling or showing love and affection
    • "loving parents"
    • "loving glances"

Noun

  • The action of the verb to love.

Adj

  • Expressing a large amount of love to other people; affectionate.
  • Euphemistic form of fucking.

Examples

  • his loving wife, her loving husband
  • With a LOVING glance at his winning board, he tallied his final Scrabble score.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English lovyng(e) (“love”), inherited from Old English lufung. By surface analysis, love + -ing.

Synonyms

bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, enjoy, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, adoring, affectionate, caring, cordial, fond, friendly, good-natured, goodhearted, heartfelt, hearty, kind, kindhearted, kindsome, loving, softhearted, tender, tenderhearted, warm, warm-hearted

Antonyms

hate, unloving

Scrabble Score: 10

loving: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
loving: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
loving: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

loving: valid Words With Friends Word