cherishing

English

Verb

cherishing

1. present participle and gerund of cherish

Noun

cherishing (plural cherishings)

1. The act by which somebody or something is cherished.
   • 1859, Richard Henry Dana, To Cuba and Back: A Vacation Voyage, page 130:

     But home and its cherishings, and revived moral force, restored him […]

Derived terms

• cherishingly
• uncherishing