doling
doling is the present participle and gerund of dole.
Meaning of dole
Verb
dole (third-person singular simple present doles, present participle doling, simple past and past participle doled)
- To distribute alms, etc., in small amounts; to share out small portions of a meager resource.
- To distribute (as, alms) in small amounts; to share out (small portions of a meager resource).
Noun
doling (plural dolings)
- The act of one who doles.
- Alas! we talk of their vanity; we forget that, in doling forth the careless commendation, or as careless sneer, we are bestowing but the passing thought of a moment to that which has been the work of an existence.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVI, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 246
- Their charities never have been limited to the necessities of mere subsistence, like the secular dolings out of so-called modern charity.1869, Catholic World, volume 8, page 712
Proper noun capitalized: Doling
Doling
- A surname.
Forms of doling
| plural | dolings |
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Phrases with doling
Words that rhyme with doling
Questions about doling
- What does doling mean?
- Doling means the act of one who doles.
- What is doling the present participle and gerund of?
- Doling is the present participle and gerund of dole.
- What part of speech is doling?
- Doling can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of doling?
- The plural of doling is dolings.
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