overindulging
present participle ofoverindulge
overindulge
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌəʊ.və.rɪnˈdʌldʒ/us/ˌoʊ.vɚ.ɪnˈdʌldʒ/[I]
toallowyourself to have too much of somethingenjoyable,especiallyfoodordrink:
IwishI hadn't overindulged so much lastnight.
Somepeopleregularlyoverindulgeinalcohol.
Synonyms
bingeinformal
gorge
overeat
[T]
toallowsomeone to have more of somethingenjoyablethan is good for them:
Arthurobsessivelytriedbeing theoppositeof hisfatherby overindulging hiseldestson.
It's not good forchildrento be overindulged.
- I overindulged atdinner, and now Ifeelsick.
- Planningaheadmakes it lesslikelyyou'll overindulge.
- Thedirectortendsto overindulge in emotion-heighteningexcerptsofrockmusic.
- Do you overindulgeyourkids?
- 71% of those who said they had been overindulged askidsreportednotfeelingsatisfiedasgrown-ups.
Eating
- al desko
- binge
- binge eating
- bite
- break breadidiom
- cram
- fall on/uponsomeone
- feast
- feast onsomething
- feeder
- feeding
- inhale
- mainline
- partake
- pick
- pick atsomething
- picnic
- pig
- shovel
- trough
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Drinking
Treating someone well
Examplesofoverindulging
overindulging
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
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From theCambridge English Corpus
Hisoverindulgingin hunting and women offended her greatly.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They were warm and affectionate parents, but avoidedoverindulgingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This method can serve two purposes: to limitoverindulgingin the cutting phase, and to physically allow for the consumption of large volumes of food during the bulking phase.
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