Definitions for liking
ˈlaɪ kɪŋlik·ing

Princeton's WordNet(4.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. liking(noun)

   a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment

   "I've always had a liking for reading"; "she developed a liking for gin"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. liking(Noun)

   The action of the verb to like.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Liking

   of Like

2. Liking

   looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See Like, to look

3. Liking(noun)

   the state of being pleasing; a suiting. See On liking, below

4. Liking(noun)

   the state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure; preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is an amusement I have no liking for

5. Liking(noun)

   appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or condition

How to pronounce liking?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say liking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of liking in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of liking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of liking in a Sentence

1. Joel Friedman:

   It's taken 25 years for mochi ice cream to become an overnight success, it makes me so happy to see how much people are liking it.

2. J. M. Barrie:

   The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one has to do.

3. Susan MacManus:

   He entered politics with half the state’s voters liking him, he’s never gone much beyond that.

4. China Daily:

   Ideologues in Western governments never cease in their efforts to engineer unrest against governments that are not to their liking, even though their actions have caused misery and chaos in country after country in Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Asia, now they are trying the same trick in China.

5. Ian Bremmer:

   Trump was sitting there with his arms crossed, clearly not liking the fact that they were ganging up on him, he eventually agreed and said okay, he’ll sign it. And at that point, he stood up, he put his hand in his pocket, his suit jacket pocket, and he took two Starburst candies out, threw them on the table and said to Merkel, ‘Here, Angela, don’t say I never give you anything.’.

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