Definition of indulge

"indulge" in the verb sense

1. indulge

give free rein to

"The writer indulged in metaphorical language"

2. gratify, pander, indulge

yield (to give satisfaction to

3. indulge, luxuriate

enjoy to excess

"She indulges in ice cream"

4. pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

treat with excessive indulgence

"grandparents often pamper the children"

"Let's not mollycoddle our students!"

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Quotations for indulge

Indulge, and to thy genius freely give,
For not to live at ease is not to live. [ Persius ]

It is difficult not to indulge in (to write) satire. [ Juv ]

Most women indulge in idle gossip, which is the henchman of rumor and scandal. [ Octave Feuillet ]

It is better to sacrifice one's love of sarcasm than to indulge it at the expense of a friend.

Most persons are disposed to expend more than they can afford, and to indulge more than they can endure. [ Mme. de Puisieux ]

Indulge in procrastination, and in time you will come to this, that because a thing ought to be done, therefore you can't do it. [ Charles Buxton ]

Music is the only sensual gratification which mankind may indulge in to excess without injury to their moral or religious feelings. [ Addison ]

Invective may be a sharp weapon, but overuse blunts its edge. Even when the denunciation is just and true it is an error of art to indulge it too long. [ Tyndall ]

Calumny is a monstrous vice: for, where parties indulge in it, there are always two that are actively engaged in doing wrong, and one who is subject to injury. The calumniator inflicts wrong by slandering the absent; he who gives credit to the calumny before he has investigated the truth is equally implicated. The person traduced is doubly injured - first by him who propagates, and secondly by him who credits the calumny. [ Heroidotus ]

indulge in Scrabble®

The word indulge is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters indulge:

ELUDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
INDULGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DUELING
(86 = 36 + 50)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

dueling, eluding, indulge

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word indulge

INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
(61 = 11 + 50)
INDULGE
(60 = 10 + 50)

The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In indulge

ELUDING
(86 = 36 + 50)
INDULGE
(86 = 36 + 50)
DUELING
(86 = 36 + 50)
INDULGE
(83 = 33 + 50)
INDULGE
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ELUDING
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ELUDING
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ELUDING
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INDULGE
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indulge in Words With Friends™

The word indulge is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters indulge:

INDULGE
(104 = 69 + 35)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (3 words)

dueling, eluding, indulge

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word indulge

INDULGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
INDULGE
(98 = 63 + 35)
INDULGE
(92 = 57 + 35)
INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
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INDULGE
(48 = 13 + 35)

The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In indulge

INDULGE
(104 = 69 + 35)
ELUDING
(98 = 63 + 35)
DUELING
(98 = 63 + 35)
DUELING
(98 = 63 + 35)
ELUDING
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INDULGE
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DUELING
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ELUDING
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DUELING
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INDULGE
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ELUDING
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