indulging
Sayin-DUL-jing/ɪnˈdʌld͡ʒɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of indulge.
After weeks of careful dieting, she found herself indulging in rich pastries.
Indulging every whim of the toddler only made bedtime harder.
Note
The -ing form keeps both halves of the verb's grammar. Followed by in, it describes giving way to one's own desire: indulging in pastries, indulging in a habit. With a direct object, it describes satisfying someone else: indulging a child, indulging a request. The preposition is the tell. In finance, a creditor indulging a debtor is granting more time to pay.
indulging is a form of indulge
indulge, verb: To give in to a temptation or desire rather than holding back. Full entry
- Spelling
- indulge → indulging: drop the e, add -ing
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