- present participle of like.
liking
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Even though consumer spending on the vehicles has ramped up, Michalek said, “it’s not that people started liking electric vehicles more. ... It’s because electric vehicles kept getting better and cheaper.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
OpenAI’s announcement seemed a little too on the nose for some in the tech industry already suspicious of its efforts to shape regulations to its liking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 25, 2026
I’d probably meet up with a friend and go to the Silverlake Flea Market, which I’ve been really liking recently.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Bake for another 7 to 10 minutes, until the egg whites are set and the yolks are cooked to your liking.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 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
In matters of art, Blake's hates were as passionate and as swollen with moral assurance as his likings.
From Time Magazine Archive
All Alaskans have their likings, their wants, their plans for solving the problems of the Territory, but in nearly every case two sets of opposite demands were presented to the President.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
