What does doating mean?
Doating means (obsolete) present participle and gerund of doat; doting.
Doating
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
(obsolete) present participle and gerund of doat; doting.
Definitions by Sense
- (obsolete) present participle and gerund of doat; doting
- Obsolete form of doting.
Example Sentences
"Nowadays, the young people sit while their elders stand!" the Abbot succinctly said, riveting a curly-pated enfant de coeur lolling coxcombically beneath the nose of a doating Statilia.
[…] infinite love, and grace, and condescension, and fatherly yearnings, and conjugal doatings […]
Synonyms for doating
Antonyms for doating
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Word Forms
- doatings
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"Nowadays, the young people sit while their elders stand!" the Abbot succinctly said, riveting a curly-pated enfant de coeur lolling coxcombically beneath the nose of a doating Statilia.
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