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Grammar : Verb
Spell : lav-ish
Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæv ɪʃ



Definition of lavishing

Origin :
  • 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavishing.
  • verb pamper, shower
Example sentences :
  • All the time Augusta was lavishing on me secret but delicious endearments.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • All this time, he had been lavishing his entire stock of pity upon Reed.
  • Extract from : « The Brentons » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • She contented herself with lavishing her affection on Erles two boys.
  • Extract from : « Wee Wifie » by Rosa Nouchette Carey
  • What is the use of lavishing one's brains on an ungrateful world?
  • Extract from : « Endymion » by Benjamin Disraeli
  • Only one table was occupied, and the waiters were lavishing all attention upon it.
  • Extract from : « Spring Days » by George Moore
  • You are lavishing all your effusions on me alone; there is some one else here who claims his share.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Age in Transylvania » by Mr Jkai
  • The dinner was over, and the bounder was lavishing cigarettes—Murattis, if you please.
  • Extract from : « Sea and Sardinia » by D. H. Lawrence
  • The Cardinal is not chargeable with lavishing the Kings Money.
  • Extract from : « The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II » by Karl Ludwig von Pllnitz
  • He decided to stay by her and get more of the tenderness she was lavishing to-day.
  • Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
  • But nevertheless she went on lavishing care in the preparation for that night.
  • Extract from : « Gunman's Reckoning » by Max Brand

Synonyms for lavishing

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