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doles out

doles out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dole out.

Meaning of dole out

Verb

dole out (third-person singular simple present doles out, present participle doling out, simple past and past participle doled out)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To distribute in apportioned amounts.
    • The McCains, by contrast, dole out such homespun wisdom as "in Arizona, the only way to get around the state is by small private plane" and understand that in this crazy modern world where the typical family owns eleven homes and spends hundreds of thousands of dollars per year on household staff...2008 July 15, Matthew Yglesias, “Obama's Elitism Problem, Continued”, in The Atlantic
    Synonyms:
    dish out, mete out

Questions about doles out

What is doles out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Doles out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dole out.

Words near doles out in the dictionary

  1. dolerite
  2. dolerites
  3. doleritic
  4. dolerophanite
  5. doles
  6. doles out
  7. dolesome
  8. dolesomely
  9. dolesomeness
  10. Doletbagh
  11. dolewave

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