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Definition of darling in English: darlingnoun ˈdɑːlɪŋˈdɑrlɪŋ 1Used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person. Example sentencesExamples - Come to me, my darlings, and help me once again to make an informed decision.
- ‘You look lovely every night, my darling,’ he responded, stretching his hand towards her.
- Soon I will be lost in the darkness and Damita, my sweet darling, will be nothing but a memory.
- ‘Now go, my darlings,’ ordered Mother, rising from the sofa on which we had been sitting.
- There, right outside my door, stood him, my darling, my love.
- ‘We, Jaques, my darling, are going to run away,’ she stated firmly.
- ‘Oh, hello, my darlings,’ cried Artemisia, holding her arms open to her children, who moved into her arms together.
- We cannot stay young forever, my darling,’ my mother said as she tucked a loose strand of black hair behind my ear.
- My dear, my darling, my love, the question is not when have you ever been my muse, but when have you ever not been my muse.
- I love you so much, darling, and I'm never going to let you be alone.
- I remember those nights of summer filled with magnificent beauty of faraway landscapes - but around you, my darling, I could never be able to see anything more charming.
- Alexandra laughed as Justin hit the bull's eye, ‘You are so good, darling, that's why I love you so very much.’
- Come sit by me, my little darlings, my babies, my own.
- ‘Love you too, darling,’ Cale drawled once he realized that she wasn't awake.
- I go to sleep in the car sometimes and, thinking Peter is Penny, I put my hand on his thigh and say: ‘I love you, darling!’
- A smile widened his mouth and his beautiful eyes gleamed with happiness. ‘I love you too, my darling.’
- Girlfriend: (strolling on a moonlit beach) Do you love me, darling?
- Saying this, his eyes softened as did his grip on me, ‘I will always love you, darling.’
- I built my new life in Aberystwyth, met new friends at the women's group, and raised you two, my darlings.
- Until she is as eloquent as you are, my sweet darling, we are speaking English in this household.
Synonyms dear, dearest, dear one, love, lover, sweetheart, beloved, sweet informal honey, angel, pet, sweetie, sugar, babe, baby, doll, poppet, treasure, lover boy archaic sweeting - 1.1 A lovable or endearing person.
Example sentencesExamples - So the next time you find yourself disappointed in Nancy's favourite sports star, ask yourself why it was that the only qualifications you required for a good role model for your darling were good stick handling or a sweet free throw.
- ‘Your two favourite things,’ sighed my darling as she headed for bed.
- The onus is on you to put magic into each moment spent in your darling's company.
- The onus is on you to be desirable company when you are with your darling - to be an ardent and tender partner, and to take a deeper interest in your union.
- Alex would do his duty and fuss at her behavior, because that is what a father has to do to prepare his precious darling for the wide world.
- A number of our friends lined up for cuddles with the wee darling, and several photos of people who we had not hitherto suspected of being clucky fussing Rebecca now exist.
- 1.2 A person who is particularly popular with a certain group.
he is the darling of Labour's left wing Example sentencesExamples - During his relatively short but immensely eventful life Eric Knight went from working in a bottle factory to become the darling of Hollywood, and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.
- His wit and brilliance made him the darling of the popular cause.
- In the meantime, you should also read the column by Ann Coulter, a somewhat shrewish looking woman of modest talent (going on her three columns so far) sometimes known as the darling of the right.
- Dusty Springfield, the darling of British blue-eyed soul, performs her greatest hits and a few surprises to an adoring crowd in this 1979 concert.
- Shares in Bezos's company, which was the darling of the internet stock market investor, fell to be worth under $70.
- While he was the darling of the indie community and even got nominated for a very un-underground Academy Award, his persona was always that of an outsider, never comfortable with his fan base or his success.
- He would go on to be knighted and become a celebrated portraitist, the darling of society and a very rich man.
- The cover story brought home the point that Anil Ambani is the darling of the media.
- The French documents uncovered by the St Andrews team reveal that from the moment Mary arrived in France in 1548, she was welcomed as the darling of the court.
- The Food Reserve Agency appears not be the darling of many farmers.
- His record of 38 wins, no losses, includes 16 defences of his WBU title, and his all-action style has made Hatton the darling of his Manchester home town where his fans are both loyal and loud.
- He was the darling of the West and a popular personality in regional and international forums.
- Born in Montreal, of an American father, she may only be the darling of France until her next defeat.
- This winning combination, plus a willingness to play fast and loose with her image, has made her the darling of the fashion cognoscenti as well as film anoraks.
- At the Chiswell Street Conference Hall, Souter will mention all of this in an attempt to entice the City to take another look at the company that was once the darling of investors.
- But tomorrow's results should go some way towards restoring investors' faith in the company which only two years ago was the darling of the City.
- The 21-year-old, whose hits included Come on Everybody and Summertime Blues, was the darling of British teenagers.
- He's always fashioned himself as the darling of the left.
- The darling of the French public retains his popularity with most, although he is lampooned by some for his melodramatic 18 months of denial.
- Enthusiasm in being the darling of the company will be so overwhelming that you will have to be quite firm to not be taken away by this desire.
Synonyms favourite, pet, apple of one's eye, celebrity, idol, hero, heroine informal blue-eyed boy/girl North American informal fair-haired boy/girl
adjective ˈdɑːlɪŋˈdɑrlɪŋ 1Beloved. Example sentencesExamples - But it was Pride and Prejudice that Austen described as her ‘own darling child’ which received highly favourable reviews, including an anonymous one from Sir Walter Scott.
- It would seem that Sammy's dear little darling sister has struck again.
- This is for you, my darling Willie - your best friend with love, Maggie.
- I carried on with the grieving process and I am happy to say that in the end I was able to read her letters and look at the photographs and feel I had got my darling mother back.
- In his letter to Joanne, he wrote: ‘For my darling Jo Jo, I have never loved a soul the way I love you.’
- He was predeceased by his darling wife, Maureen, and their son Pat.
- ‘I love you so much, my darling Sanura,’ Kira whispered blissfully.
- I tried to give him more love and assurance that he was still my darling prince, just that now he might have to share his kingdom with a new princess, and that he would thank me later.
- However, I'm not sure I want to attend a school just because my darling boyfriend/best friend is going to be there.
- To my darling sugarplum… hang on, this is a love letter!
- Our darling daughter Sarah's most frequent request is (in her words) ‘the Tick Tock song.’
- At the airport, Amber emerges from First Class and courageously runs the gauntlet of paparazzi the tears coursing down behind her Versace shades (a present from darling Donatella).
- You are a smart, darling, self-sufficient, loving woman who wants a smart, darling loving man.
- ‘Oh, I think the music's great,’ responded our darling son in a replay, no doubt, of father-son conversations taking place all over the world.
- Even more extraordinary are the heart shaped biscuits that are decorated with messages saying ‘My dear little sausage’ or ‘My darling marzipan’.
- He also prayed for Jonathan's mother, who had never been the same since losing both her beloved husband and darling daughter, and for her son.
- I heard my dear, darling son repeat some of my better French in the background.
- The first time I started wondering about life after death was when I lost my dear darling nan, it was so sudden and a very big shock, she was the first person that I had lost close to me.
- Over the years, she had come to count on him as one of the pillars in her life, just like her father, her deceased mother, and now, her darling little Bess.
- A young man at a card store before Valentine's Day reading from a card he has picked: ‘… to my darling valentine, my one and only love.’
Synonyms dear, dearest, precious, adored, loved, beloved, much loved, favourite, cherished, treasured, prized, esteemed, worshipped, idolized, lionized - 1.1 (in affected use) pretty; charming.
a darling little pillbox hat Example sentencesExamples - Ava packed all kinds of cute little outfits for the bush including some sweet sweater sets and a darling pair of heels.
- It poked its little head out of his lap, and its little blue eyes were darling!
- Leading this group was a gorgeous blonde flapper dressed in darling scarlet and smoking a cigarette carelessly.
- Her voice was soft and polite though and flavoured with gentle English sibilants, with ever such cute flecks of a darling ethnic Punjabi accent.
- Even beautiful men with damaged hearts and darling little girls needed friends.
- Haleigh has such a darling family - her baby sister is just gorgeous, though I don't think I can say the same for her younger brother.
Synonyms delightful, adorable, lovable, precious, appealing, charming, cute, sweet, enchanting, bewitching, captivating, alluring, engaging, endearing, dear, lovely, beautiful, attractive, gorgeous, winsome, winning, fetching, pleasing
Phrases informal Used as a friendly or encouraging preface to a request. be a darling and don't mention I'm here Example sentencesExamples - Yes, yes, Alicia, be a darling and save the mazurka for me.
- So, if you'll be a darling, Desiree, I'd appreciate if you all returned back to the garden while I have a few words with my husband.
- If you spot anything not right be a darling and tell me in the comments.
- Be a darling and get the eggplant out from the vegetable crisper, will you?
- Can you be a darling and get me a glass of lime juice?
- Come on, Wendy, be a darling and stay for like thirty minutes, that's all I ask, all right?
- Mum butted in, ‘Ben, be a darling and bring Ellie's things in the house whilst I make us a nice hot drink.’
Origin Old English dēorling (see dear, -ling). dear from Old English: Old English dēore is Germanic in origin and related to Dutch dier ‘beloved’, also to Dutch duur and German teuer ‘expensive’, showing that the word has long had the two senses it still has. Darling (Old English) was a pet form of ‘dear’, while dearth (Middle English) started out as a time when things were expensive through scarcity.
Definition of darling in US English: darlingnounˈdärliNGˈdɑrlɪŋ 1Used as an affectionate form of address to a beloved person. Example sentencesExamples - I go to sleep in the car sometimes and, thinking Peter is Penny, I put my hand on his thigh and say: ‘I love you, darling!’
- ‘Now go, my darlings,’ ordered Mother, rising from the sofa on which we had been sitting.
- My dear, my darling, my love, the question is not when have you ever been my muse, but when have you ever not been my muse.
- Soon I will be lost in the darkness and Damita, my sweet darling, will be nothing but a memory.
- I remember those nights of summer filled with magnificent beauty of faraway landscapes - but around you, my darling, I could never be able to see anything more charming.
- ‘Oh, hello, my darlings,’ cried Artemisia, holding her arms open to her children, who moved into her arms together.
- I love you so much, darling, and I'm never going to let you be alone.
- We cannot stay young forever, my darling,’ my mother said as she tucked a loose strand of black hair behind my ear.
- ‘We, Jaques, my darling, are going to run away,’ she stated firmly.
- ‘Love you too, darling,’ Cale drawled once he realized that she wasn't awake.
- There, right outside my door, stood him, my darling, my love.
- Saying this, his eyes softened as did his grip on me, ‘I will always love you, darling.’
- Come to me, my darlings, and help me once again to make an informed decision.
- Come sit by me, my little darlings, my babies, my own.
- ‘You look lovely every night, my darling,’ he responded, stretching his hand towards her.
- Alexandra laughed as Justin hit the bull's eye, ‘You are so good, darling, that's why I love you so very much.’
- A smile widened his mouth and his beautiful eyes gleamed with happiness. ‘I love you too, my darling.’
- Girlfriend: (strolling on a moonlit beach) Do you love me, darling?
- Until she is as eloquent as you are, my sweet darling, we are speaking English in this household.
- I built my new life in Aberystwyth, met new friends at the women's group, and raised you two, my darlings.
Synonyms dear, dearest, dear one, love, lover, sweetheart, beloved, sweet - 1.1 A lovable or endearing person.
Example sentencesExamples - Alex would do his duty and fuss at her behavior, because that is what a father has to do to prepare his precious darling for the wide world.
- ‘Your two favourite things,’ sighed my darling as she headed for bed.
- A number of our friends lined up for cuddles with the wee darling, and several photos of people who we had not hitherto suspected of being clucky fussing Rebecca now exist.
- The onus is on you to put magic into each moment spent in your darling's company.
- The onus is on you to be desirable company when you are with your darling - to be an ardent and tender partner, and to take a deeper interest in your union.
- So the next time you find yourself disappointed in Nancy's favourite sports star, ask yourself why it was that the only qualifications you required for a good role model for your darling were good stick handling or a sweet free throw.
- 1.2 A person who is particularly popular with a certain group.
she is the darling of the media Example sentencesExamples - He's always fashioned himself as the darling of the left.
- The darling of the French public retains his popularity with most, although he is lampooned by some for his melodramatic 18 months of denial.
- The French documents uncovered by the St Andrews team reveal that from the moment Mary arrived in France in 1548, she was welcomed as the darling of the court.
- His wit and brilliance made him the darling of the popular cause.
- The 21-year-old, whose hits included Come on Everybody and Summertime Blues, was the darling of British teenagers.
- Dusty Springfield, the darling of British blue-eyed soul, performs her greatest hits and a few surprises to an adoring crowd in this 1979 concert.
- While he was the darling of the indie community and even got nominated for a very un-underground Academy Award, his persona was always that of an outsider, never comfortable with his fan base or his success.
- He was the darling of the West and a popular personality in regional and international forums.
- But tomorrow's results should go some way towards restoring investors' faith in the company which only two years ago was the darling of the City.
- At the Chiswell Street Conference Hall, Souter will mention all of this in an attempt to entice the City to take another look at the company that was once the darling of investors.
- He would go on to be knighted and become a celebrated portraitist, the darling of society and a very rich man.
- The cover story brought home the point that Anil Ambani is the darling of the media.
- Shares in Bezos's company, which was the darling of the internet stock market investor, fell to be worth under $70.
- This winning combination, plus a willingness to play fast and loose with her image, has made her the darling of the fashion cognoscenti as well as film anoraks.
- His record of 38 wins, no losses, includes 16 defences of his WBU title, and his all-action style has made Hatton the darling of his Manchester home town where his fans are both loyal and loud.
- In the meantime, you should also read the column by Ann Coulter, a somewhat shrewish looking woman of modest talent (going on her three columns so far) sometimes known as the darling of the right.
- During his relatively short but immensely eventful life Eric Knight went from working in a bottle factory to become the darling of Hollywood, and a friend of Eleanor Roosevelt.
- The Food Reserve Agency appears not be the darling of many farmers.
- Enthusiasm in being the darling of the company will be so overwhelming that you will have to be quite firm to not be taken away by this desire.
- Born in Montreal, of an American father, she may only be the darling of France until her next defeat.
Synonyms favourite, pet, apple of one's eye, celebrity, idol, hero, heroine
adjectiveˈdärliNGˈdɑrlɪŋ 1attributive Beloved. Example sentencesExamples - It would seem that Sammy's dear little darling sister has struck again.
- At the airport, Amber emerges from First Class and courageously runs the gauntlet of paparazzi the tears coursing down behind her Versace shades (a present from darling Donatella).
- Over the years, she had come to count on him as one of the pillars in her life, just like her father, her deceased mother, and now, her darling little Bess.
- This is for you, my darling Willie - your best friend with love, Maggie.
- I carried on with the grieving process and I am happy to say that in the end I was able to read her letters and look at the photographs and feel I had got my darling mother back.
- I heard my dear, darling son repeat some of my better French in the background.
- He was predeceased by his darling wife, Maureen, and their son Pat.
- But it was Pride and Prejudice that Austen described as her ‘own darling child’ which received highly favourable reviews, including an anonymous one from Sir Walter Scott.
- I tried to give him more love and assurance that he was still my darling prince, just that now he might have to share his kingdom with a new princess, and that he would thank me later.
- However, I'm not sure I want to attend a school just because my darling boyfriend/best friend is going to be there.
- The first time I started wondering about life after death was when I lost my dear darling nan, it was so sudden and a very big shock, she was the first person that I had lost close to me.
- To my darling sugarplum… hang on, this is a love letter!
- You are a smart, darling, self-sufficient, loving woman who wants a smart, darling loving man.
- In his letter to Joanne, he wrote: ‘For my darling Jo Jo, I have never loved a soul the way I love you.’
- Even more extraordinary are the heart shaped biscuits that are decorated with messages saying ‘My dear little sausage’ or ‘My darling marzipan’.
- ‘Oh, I think the music's great,’ responded our darling son in a replay, no doubt, of father-son conversations taking place all over the world.
- A young man at a card store before Valentine's Day reading from a card he has picked: ‘… to my darling valentine, my one and only love.’
- ‘I love you so much, my darling Sanura,’ Kira whispered blissfully.
- Our darling daughter Sarah's most frequent request is (in her words) ‘the Tick Tock song.’
- He also prayed for Jonathan's mother, who had never been the same since losing both her beloved husband and darling daughter, and for her son.
Synonyms dear, dearest, precious, adored, loved, beloved, much loved, favourite, cherished, treasured, prized, esteemed, worshipped, idolized, lionized - 1.1 (in affected use) pretty; charming.
a darling little pillbox hat Example sentencesExamples - Even beautiful men with damaged hearts and darling little girls needed friends.
- Her voice was soft and polite though and flavoured with gentle English sibilants, with ever such cute flecks of a darling ethnic Punjabi accent.
- Haleigh has such a darling family - her baby sister is just gorgeous, though I don't think I can say the same for her younger brother.
- It poked its little head out of his lap, and its little blue eyes were darling!
- Leading this group was a gorgeous blonde flapper dressed in darling scarlet and smoking a cigarette carelessly.
- Ava packed all kinds of cute little outfits for the bush including some sweet sweater sets and a darling pair of heels.
Synonyms delightful, adorable, lovable, precious, appealing, charming, cute, sweet, enchanting, bewitching, captivating, alluring, engaging, endearing, dear, lovely, beautiful, attractive, gorgeous, winsome, winning, fetching, pleasing
Origin Old English dēorling (see dear, -ling). |