Definition of indulging

"indulging" in the noun sense

1. indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring

the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

"indulging" 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 indulging

Indulging in the studies of inglorious leisure. [ Virgil ]

There is a sort of pleasure in indulging of grief. [ Proverb ]

Imaginary evils soon become real ones by indulging our reflections on them. [ Swift ]

Imaginary evils soon become real ones, by indulging our reflections on them; as he who in a melancholy fancy sees something like a face on the wall, or the wainscot, can, by two or three touches with a lead pencil, make it look visible, and agreeing with what he fancied. [ Swift ]

indulging in Scrabble®

The word indulging is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters indulging:

INDULGING
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

dinging, dunging, gilding, gliding, guiding, lunging, nudging

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word indulging

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

INDULGING
(126)
INDULGING
(117)
GUIDING
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INDULGING
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INDULGING
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indulging in Words With Friends™

The word indulging is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

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

INDULGING
(252)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (7 words)

dinging, dunging, gilding, gliding, guiding, lunging, nudging

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word indulging

INDULGING
(252)
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(144)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In indulging

INDULGING
(252)
INDULGING
(144)
INDULGING
(132)
DUNGING
(110 = 75 + 35)
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INDULGING
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INDULGING
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Words within the letters of indulging

2 letter words in indulging (4 words)

3 letter words in indulging (12 words)

4 letter words in indulging (5 words)

5 letter words in indulging (1 word)

6 letter words in indulging (6 words)

7 letter words in indulging (7 words)

9 letter words in indulging (1 word)

indulging + 2 blanks (2 words)

Words containing the sequence indulging

Words that start with indulging (1 word)

Words with indulging in them (1 word)

Words that end with indulging (4 words)

Word Growth involving indulging

Shorter words in indulging

in gin

Longer words containing indulging

overindulging

reindulging

selfindulging