darling

[dahr-ling] / ˈdɑr lɪŋ /

NOUN

sweetheart, favorite person

Synonyms

STRONG

angel baby beloved boyfriend dear dearest dearie flame friend girlfriend love lover pet sugar sweetie treasure truelove

WEAK

apple of one's eye dear one fair-haired boy heart's desire honeybunch light of my life one and only precious

Example Sentences

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If I am to be robbit, I would like to be robbit wi’ decent folk; and no’ think o’ my bonnie clean siller dirling among jads and dicers.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XV by Stevenson, Robert Louis

If I am to be robbit, I would like to be robbit wi' decent folk; and no think o' my bonnie clean siller dirling among jads and dicers.

From Plays of William E. Henley and R.L. Stevenson by Henley, William Ernest

The wild "dirling" sound of this scream checked her blood.

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Rives, Amélie

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