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lavishing

lavishing is the present participle and gerund of lavish.

Meaning of lavish

Verb

lavish (third-person singular simple present lavishes, present participle lavishing, simple past and past participle lavished)

  1. (transitive) To give out extremely generously; to squander.
    • They lavished money on the dinner.
  2. (transitive) To give out to (somebody) extremely generously.
    • They lavished him with praise.

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Noun

lavishing (countable and uncountable, plural lavishings)

  1. Profuse giving.
    • lavishings of praise

Forms of lavishing

plurallavishings

Questions about lavishing

What does lavishing mean?
Lavishing means profuse giving.
What is lavishing the present participle and gerund of?
Lavishing is the present participle and gerund of lavish.
What part of speech is lavishing?
Lavishing is a noun.
What is the plural of lavishing?
The plural of lavishing is lavishings.

Words near lavishing in the dictionary

  1. lavished
  2. lavisher
  3. lavishers
  4. lavishes
  5. lavishest
  6. lavishing
  7. lavishings
  8. lavishly
  9. lavishment
  10. lavishments
  11. lavishness

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