liking

noun

lik·​ing ˈlī-kiŋ How to pronounce liking (audio)
: favorable regard : fondness, taste
had a greater liking for lawE. M. Coulter
took a liking to the newcomer

Examples of liking in a Sentence

I have a liking for dark chocolate.
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Simply use its manual controls or remote control to customize it to your liking. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025 Asus’ curiously named Adol 14 Air is a laptop with an aroma diffuser built in to keep your immediate workspace smelling pleasant with a fragrance of your liking. John Burek, PCMAG, 10 Jan. 2025 Garcia seems short with almost everyone — especially Langdon, although their friendship is apparently based on being mean to each other — but takes an immediate liking to Trinity. Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025 There’s an image of Mahsa Amini, a young woman who was arrested in 2022 for not wearing her hijab to the Iranian morality police’s liking and died in custody under suspicious circumstances, tugging on the Grand Ayatollah’s beard with her hair free-flowing. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for liking 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of liking was in the 14th century

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“Liking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liking. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

liking

noun
lik·​ing
ˈlī-kiŋ
: a being pleased with someone or something : fondness, taste

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