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indulging

/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒɪŋ/

indulging is the present participle and gerund of indulge.

Meaning of indulge

Verb

indulge (third-person singular simple present indulges, present participle indulging, simple past and past participle indulged)

  1. (intransitive, often) To yield to a temptation or desire.
    • He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge.
  2. (transitive) To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
    • Grandma indulges the kids with sweets.
    Synonyms:
    coddle, cosset, pamper, spoil
  3. To give way to (a habit or temptation); to not oppose or restrain.
    • to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations
  4. To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.
  5. To grant as by favour; to bestow in concession, or in compliance with a wish or request.
    • persuading us that something must be indulged to public manners1678, Antiquitates Christianæ: Or, the History of the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus: […], London: […] E. Flesher, and R. Norton, for R[ichard] Royston, […], →OCLC

Words formed from indulging

Questions about indulging

What is indulging the present participle and gerund of?
Indulging is the present participle and gerund of indulge.
How do you pronounce indulging?
Indulging is pronounced /ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒɪŋ/.

Words near indulging in the dictionary

  1. indulgeth
  2. indulgiate
  3. indulgiated
  4. indulgiates
  5. indulgiating
  6. indulging
  7. indulgingly
  8. indulin
  9. induline
  10. indulines
  11. indulins

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