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    liking
    /ˈlʌɪkɪŋ/

    noun

    • 1. a feeling of regard or fondness: "she'd taken an instant liking to Arnie's new girlfriend"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    LIKING definition: 1. a feeling that you like someone or something; the fact of liking someone or something: 2. a…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › likingLiking Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : favorable regard : fondness, taste. had a greater liking for law E. M. Coulter. took a liking to the newcomer. Synonyms. appetite. fancy. favor. fondness. like. love affair. partiality. preference. relish. shine. taste. use. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of liking in a Sentence. I have a liking for dark chocolate.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › likingLIKING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Liking definition: preference, inclination, or favor. See examples of LIKING used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › likingLiking - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › likingLiking - definition of liking by The Free Dictionary

    Define liking. liking synonyms, liking pronunciation, liking translation, English dictionary definition of liking. n. 1. A feeling of attraction or love; fondness: The dog has taken a liking you. 2. Preference or taste: The climate here is not to my liking.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIKING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Definition of 'liking' Word Frequency. liking. (laɪkɪŋ ) 1. singular noun. If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them. She had a liking for good clothes. [ + for] He bought me records to encourage my liking for music. Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him. [ + to] Synonyms: fondness, love, taste, desire More Synonyms of liking. 2.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishliking noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    the feeling that you like someone or something; the enjoyment of something He had a liking for fast cars. She had taken a liking to him on their first meeting.

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIKING | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    a feeling that you like someone or something: He has a liking for young women. take a liking to sb. to like someone immediately: He obviously took a liking to her. be too bright/sweet, etc for your liking. to be brighter / sweeter, etc than you like. be to sb's liking formal. to be the way that someone prefers something:

  10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › likingliking - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 17, 2024 · Noun. [ edit] liking ( countable and uncountable, plural likings) A like; a predilection . ( archaic) Approval . goods bought on liking. Synonyms. [ edit] See Thesaurus:predilection.

  11. www.wordreference.com › definition › likingliking - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    adj. [ before a noun] of the same form, appearance, kind, character, amount, etc.: I cannot remember a like instance. corresponding to or agreeing with in general or in some respect; similar: drawing, painting, and like arts. prep. in a manner characteristic of: She works like a beaver. resembling; similar to: Your necklace is like mine.