lik ‧ ing /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ like ≠ ↑ dislike , ↑ liking ; verb : ↑ like ≠ ↑ dislike ; adjective : ↑ likeable ]
1 . liking for somebody/something formal when you like someone or something:
Jim and Keith had a liking and respect for each other.
She’s developed a liking for theatre.
2 . take a liking to somebody/something to begin to like someone or something:
He immediately took a liking to Steve.
3 . be to somebody's liking formal if something is to someone's liking, they like it or think it is satisfactory:
I hope everything was to your liking, sir.
4 . for somebody's liking if something is too crowded, serious, long etc for someone's liking, they think it is too crowded, serious, long etc