Antonyms for doting

Grammar : Adj

Spell : doh-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ˈdoʊ tɪŋ

Definition of doting

Origin : c.1200, "to be feeble-minded from age," from Middle Low German doten "be foolish," of unknown origin. Meaning "to be infatuated" is from late 15c. Related: Doted; dotes; doting.

adj indulgent; serving

Example sentences :

And how comes it she's so afraid of the soldiers, if she's doting?
Extract from : « Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I (of II) » by Charles James Lever

Her hands were fumbling with the clothes of this doting rival.
Extract from : « Fantazius Mallare » by Ben Hecht

I was pleased to notice that her nudity did not this time appeal to my doting madness.
Extract from : « Fantazius Mallare » by Ben Hecht

The Pyramids themselves, doting with age, have forgotten the names of their founders.
Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett

I was never able to tell my fond and doting mother that I, like her, had taken a prize.
Extract from : « Pussy and Doggy Tales » by Edith Nesbit

But for her to disregard the wishes of her own doting father was not to be thought of.
Extract from : « Tommy and Co. » by Jerome K. Jerome

The trouble with the editor of the Express is, he had a doting ma.
Extract from : « Counsel for the Defense » by Leroy Scott

Your words, my liege, do but show how old and weak and doting you are.
Extract from : « Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race » by Maud Isabel Ebbutt

And if he be not at home, why should you lay a cover for him, you doting fool?
Extract from : « The Pirate » by Sir Walter Scott

Fibsy, likewise was unprovided with parents, and lived with a doting aunt.
Extract from : « The Mark of Cain » by Carolyn Wells

Synonyms for doting

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