approvingadjective
uk/əˈpruː.vɪŋ/us/əˈpruː.vɪŋ/showing that you have a positive opinion about something or someone:
She gave him an approving smile.
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Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- awe
- awestruck
- glory
- hero worship
- honorific
- honour
- idolatry
- idolize
- impress
- recognition
- regard
- reverential
- salute
- sb deserves a medal idiom
- sit
- sit at the feet of sb idiom
- stan
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Approving & approval
approvingly
adverb uk/əˈpruː.vɪŋ.li/us/əˈpruː.vɪŋ.li/
She smiled at him approvingly.