- present participle of endear.
endearing
Example Sentences
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Their wide-eyed optimism and curiosity is endearing and even motivating.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
He described the vows as "long, entertaining, personal, charming, emotional, irreverent and endearing explorations by each" about how they met and why they wanted to be married.
From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026
One of Ms. Rodrigo’s most endearing qualities is her desire to honor the music of her parents’ generation, which she heard when growing up early in this century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
“The talent have talent,” Carpenter tells Cricket during one of his endearing rants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
Petey watched them go, each of them as bowlegged and as strangely endearing as a toddler.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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