dote
verb (used without object)
to bestow or express excessive love or fondness habitually (usually followed by on orupon ).
are doting
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present progressiveof dote.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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They are doting parents, and the boy is very loved.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 13, 2023
The twins are the youngest of six, and their four older sisters — ages 18 to 26 — are doting on Luke while Cooper is hospitalized.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2022
This week, we take a look at some reptiles that are doting parents, bloody brilliant, and just plain adorable.
From National Geographic ● Sep. 23, 2017
In the presence of their children Mr. Apatow and Ms. Mann are doting, boo-boo-kissing parents.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2012
You are doting, Maxim, he has too little space now; besides, he is my child's godfather; and, moreover, he never forgets that we are his chiefs.
From Marie; a story of Russian love by Marie H. de Zielinska
