"doting" in the verb sense
1. dote
be foolish or senile due to old age
2. dote
shower with love show excessive affection for
"Grandmother dotes on the twins"
"doting" in the adjective sense
1. adoring, doting, fond
extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
"adoring grandparents"
"deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"
"hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
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