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Meaning of DOTING

Pronunciation:  'dowting

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 Definition: [adj]  extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
 
 Synonyms: adoring, fond, loving
 

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Dot"ing\, a.
That dotes; silly; excessively fond. -- {Dot"ing*ly}, adv. --
{Dot"ing*ness}, n.

 
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