indulge
verb (used without object)
to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed byin ).
has been indulging
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present perfect progressiveof indulge (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The country once defined by its stiff upper lip has been indulging in a kind of orgy of public histrionics more commonly associated with Latin American telenovelas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2018
Those who stick around will catch headlining sets from Jack White, Travis Scott and Eminem, who lately has been indulging a nostalgic impulse of his own.
From New York Times ● May 17, 2018
Arsene Wenger is clearly feeling confident, given the dangerous amount of trash-talk he has been indulging in this week.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 16, 2012
Meanwhile, what of this creation in Lego – an art form in which the Guardian has been indulging in its brick-by-brick marathon?
From The Guardian ● Aug. 14, 2012
I don't know precisely how long he has been indulging in that intermittent exercise, whose seasons are ruled by the custom of the publishing trade.
From A Personal Record by Joseph Conrad
