In love and Loving

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In love adjective - Marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness.

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Loving and in love are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Loving" instead an adjective phrase "In love".

Loving adjective - Feeling or showing love and affection.

Usage example: loving glances

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In love and loving are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "In love" instead an adjective "Loving".

Nearby Words: love, lover, loved, lovable, lovingly

The Age of Innocence: It is very hard to set yourself apart from the society you grew up in and be The One Who Made It Out and you can never be sure if you are truly in love or Loving a Shadow.

Source: Central Theme / Literature
Rue/Kraehe, on the other hand, already "has" Mytho, but he's incapable of actually loving her, and when he starts getting his feelings back, he falls in love with Tutu instead.

Source: Tragic Dream
Loving a Shadow: The World Purge OVA implies the girls are in love with their own idealized versions of Ichika instead of loving him as an actual human being.

Source: Light Novel / Infinite Stratos

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