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  • present participle of loathe.
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loathing

[loh-thing] / ˈloʊ ðɪŋ /


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His 1971 book, “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas,” became an essential read for generations of teenagers who were just starting to question the world and came to define the desert gambling mecca.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2024

This fantastical concept is ripped off from various sources, including Hunter S. Thompson's 1971 "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" as well as an array of grade-B horror movies.

From Salon • Sep. 2, 2023

Loathing the brutality of football, she didn’t want her son to play the sport but promised he could do so once he reached the seventh grade, hoping he would forget.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2022

The lead single “Hotel Lobby” has a video inspired by ”Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas” and another club-ready single is “Us vs. Them,” with Gucci Mane.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

Love flies the haunts of pomp and power, To find the calm retreat; Loathing he leaves the velvet couch, To seek the moss-grown seat.

From The Modern Scottish Minstrel, Volume V. The Songs of Scotland of the Past Half Century by Rogers, Charles




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