cottoning
Taking a liking
Cottoning is the present participle of cotton, almost always appearing in the phrase cottoning to or cottoning on to, meaning to take a liking to something or to begin understanding it: I'm cottoning to the idea of moving abroad, She's finally cottoning on to what we've been saying.
The expression is informal and somewhat old-fashioned.
Greedy for wealth
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- gettingComing into possession
- realizingBecoming aware of something
- followingComing after another
seeing · apprehending · discerning · perceiving · fathoming · clicking · registering · absorbing
Warm liking or affection
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- attractionPull toward something
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
sympathy · empathy · bond · kinship · connection · closeness · intimacy · warmth
Holding warmly, willingly accepting
- receptivenessWillingness to accept ideas
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
- approvalFavorable opinion given
acknowledgment · adjusting · adapting · acclimating · reconciling
grasping
Greedy for wealth
- comprehensionMental understanding of meaning
- gettingComing into possession
- realizingBecoming aware of something
following · seeing · apprehending · discerning · perceiving · fathoming · clicking · registering · absorbing · digesting
fondness
Warm liking or affection
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- attachmentConnection or fondness
- attractionPull toward something
rapport · sympathy · empathy · bond · kinship · connection · closeness · intimacy · warmth · affinity
embracing
Holding warmly, willingly accepting
- receptivenessWillingness to accept ideas
- welcomingReceiving others warmly
- acquiescenceUnresisting acceptance
approval · acknowledgment · adjusting · adapting · acclimating · reconciling
- cottoning onGradually coming to understand
- cottoning toBeginning to like
cotton, cottons, cottony, cottoned, cottonwood, cottonseed, cottonseeds, cottonwoods, cotton gin