adj
Meaning 1
Characterized by giving love and affection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- doting parents
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fond
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
doting
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdəʊtɪŋ/
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rhymes with -əʊtɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: D OW1 T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Excessive fondness; reverence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of dote
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- adoring grandparents
- deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
- hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: adoring, fond
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English dotynge; equivalent to dote + -ing.