relishing
present participle ofrelish
relish
verb[T]
formaluk/ˈrel.ɪʃ/us/ˈrel.ɪʃ/C2
to like orenjoysomething:
I always relish achallenge.
[+ -ing verb]I don't relishtellingher that hersonhas beenarrested.
to get pleasure from something
- enjoyEnjoy your meal!
- enjoy yourselfHe's enjoying himself at his job.
- likeI like hiking a lot.
- loveAfter working in the garden, I love a good soak in the tub.
- relishJonathan always relishes a challenge.
- lap upHe lapped up all the attention they gave him.
If you relish theideaorthoughtof something, youfeelpleasurethat it is going tohappen:
She's relishing theprospectofstudyingin Bologna for sixmonths.
Taking pleasure in something
- bask
- bask insomething
- bask/bathe in reflected gloryidiom
- be a glutton for punishmentidiom
- be a great one forsomethingidiom
- drool
- flatter
- get off onsomething
- get oversomething/someone
- get your jolliesidiom
- glory insomething
- glutton
- masochism
- masochistic
- meat
- perk
- perk(someone)up
- savour
- wallow
- whoop
Examplesofrelishing
relishing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The 1860s famously saw a new fascination with rascalsrelishingtheir own rascality.
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Many people have been girding their loins for years almostrelishingthe battle ahead.
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He goes around positivelyrelishingany opportunity that he has to make matters worse.
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The staff are well aware that they have a difficult but immensely worthwhile task to do, and they gave every evidence ofrelishingthe opportunities.
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They are notrelishingthat, because they know they will be met by angry people who gave them their support because they thought they could trust them.
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The people arerelishingtheir freedom.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
They kept on coming,relishingthe taste of human blood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His tone ranges from the ironic to the acerbic, his constantly self-questioning characters oftenrelishingwordplay and verbal invention.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.I'mrelishingthe new challenge at this stage of my career.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Mist excitedly goes to help him,relishingthe chance to be a sheepdog.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But, if one startsrelishingthe taste of popcorn and coffee more than anything during a movie, the work is not riveting.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Relishinghis victory and overcome by his own satisfaction, he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath as he ponders his own insanity.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He was neither outgoing nor reclusive, enjoying company and establishing close relationships within the community where he lived, butrelishinga quite daily routine.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Society has evolved from eating torelishingfood.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Aoi strives to destroy all of the trio's efforts,relishingthe power of destroying someone's life and making others miserable.
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- final demand
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- final descent
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- final determination
- final diagnosis
- final disposal
- final disposition
- final dividend
- final-dividend
- final draft
- final drive
- final-drive
- finale
- final edition
- final episode
- final evaluation
- final (exam)
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- final follow-up
- final form
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