a star athlete and his 'adoring' fans [=his fans who adore him]
He's a good doctor. All his patients 'adore' him.
They 'adored' shopping in all the boutiques.
(..) I don't think so. I think that the golden ratio is everywhere in nature. Sure, I can do that. My son is a student of yours at Harvard. -Michael Culp? He adores you. -Oh, yeah. He says you're the best teacher he's ever had. Ms. Culp, I think I already gave Michael an A-minus. (..)2006 The Da Vinci Code