- present participle of like.
liking
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Blevins’s bad-cop reputation gave his staff leverage: They threatened to call him in if contract terms weren’t to their liking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
These little things also have cute avatars, which you can customize to your liking.
From Slate ● Oct. 14, 2026
A coach lives and dies by every Saturday and has to worry about far too many things for Messi's liking.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
However, should a potential buyer take a liking to the interior decor elements, there is an option to purchase the property fully furnished for an additional $400,000.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
“Are you liking my chances of passing next week’s final? I really don’t want to get left back.”
From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera
They are, wrote Dickens, “the curious old records of likings and dislikings; of jealousies and revenges; of affection defying the power of death, and hatred pursued beyond the grave.”
From The Guardian ● Jun. 12, 2015
Yamaha was fourth, not because it's a bad bike, but I think it caters to the likings of intermediates and pros.
From Time Magazine Archive
For shops that do it right, there are plenty of lines that a longboard customer should be able to pick through to find his or her likings.
From Time Magazine Archive
In matters of art, Blake's hates were as passionate and as swollen with moral assurance as his likings.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hobbits have a passion for mushrooms, surpassing even the greediest likings of Big People.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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