[
US
/ˈdoʊtɪŋ/
]
[ UK /dˈəʊtɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /dˈəʊtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain
adoring grandparents
hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother
How To Use doting In A Sentence
- Then, the phrase had struck Vincent as doting and naive, but sometime during his stay in Toulio, as his grasp of the Chinese language deepened, and as he learned—or was forced to learn—from his mistakes, he had felt the title gain merit and accuracy. Heaven Lake
- It was once Britain's default shopping destination for expectant mums and doting grandparents. Times, Sunday Times
- Nine months later - or two hours in TV drama time - she was back on the diving board, with her dreams revised and a doting dad holding the baby by the poolside, minutes after a snottery-nosed declaration that he and his gymslip mum were about to ruin each other's lives by staying together. The Daily Record - Home
- Dr Barbara was able to switch from peremptory schoolmistress to doting mother in a way that always disarmed him. RUSHING TO PARADISE
- This is typical of the celebrity worship sites erected by doting fans.
- A doting couple travelled 3,000 miles so their baby could be christened in the same cathedral as his mother and grandmother.
- TWO doting penguin parents form a perfect heart shape as they bend their necks to shield their chick from biting Antarctic winds. The Sun
- He was a doting husband and father who played a full part in domestic life notwithstanding the demands of his job. Times, Sunday Times
- He got a headstart: his doting parents taught him to read early, to study hard, to take on responsibility for himself.
- Talking of twists, balletomanes will smile at the the doting ‘Ballet Mother ‘that appears a few times.