indulging

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indulge
v. give in to desire; take unrestrained pleasure in, wallow; yield to, satisfy; pamper, spoil; humor

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indulging

Noun
1. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
(synonym) indulgence, pampering, humoring
(hypernym) gratification
(hyponym) intemperance, intemperateness, self-indulgence
(derivation) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

 
indulge

Verb
1. give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
(hyponym) wallow
(derivation) indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring
2. yield (to); give satisfaction to
(synonym) gratify, pander
(hypernym) provide, supply, ply, cater
(hyponym) humor, humour
(derivation) indulgence, lenience, leniency
3. enjoy to excess
(synonym) luxuriate
(hypernym) consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
(hyponym) surfeit
(derivation) indulgence, self-indulgence
4. treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
(synonym) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil
(hypernym) treat, handle, do by
(derivation) indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring


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indulge
v. libovat si (v čem); oddat se čemu; být příliš shovívavý ke komu; dopřát komu/si co

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indulge
Czas. pozwalać sobie (na coś); folgować sobie (w czymś); pobłażać; dogadzać

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