What does doting mean?
Definitions for doting
dot·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
adoring, doting, fondadjective
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
"adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
Wiktionary
dotingnoun
Excessive fondness; reverence.
dotingadjective
Characterized by giving love and affection.
Wikipedia
doting
Doting Cove and Ragged Harbour.
ChatGPT
doting
Doting refers to the act of showing extreme fondness, affection, or love towards someone in an excessive or indulgent way. It often describes someone who is overly attentive or adoring, sometimes to the point of being overly indulgent or spoiling the person they care about.
Webster Dictionary
Doting
of Dote
Dotingadjective
that dotes; silly; excessively fond
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Anagrams for doting »
tin dog
tin god
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of doting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of doting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of doting in a Sentence
An old doting fool, with one foot already in the grave.
He was just the most doting father and the most loving husband…he was just the perfect guy.
I have three grandchildren – one girl and two boys. I'm a very doting grandmother. I think you're allowed to spoil when you're a granny, that's what grannies are for. In my house, chocolate biscuits are called "don't tell Dad" because that's what I say to them when they see the chocolate biscuits.
They were an amazingly loving and doting family.
We were surprised at how many good parents we have and I think that maybe speaks to the fact that parents, given the benefit of the doubt, are going to do what’s best for their child, the other fact is that these are young kids… parents tend to be more doting on younger children, that may have something to do with it as well.
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