Antonyms for lavishing
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lav-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlæv ɪʃ |
Definition of lavishing
Origin :- 1540s, from lavish (adj.). Related: Lavished; lavishing.
- verb pamper, shower
- 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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