pamper
verb (used with object)
to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care.
has pampered
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present perfectof pamper (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Co-Playwrights Margaret Ayer Barnes and Edward Sheldon have pictured John R. Weatherby, a corporation lawyer who has pampered his family until they are all incorrigible.
From Time Magazine Archive
Aggie hates woods and gnats, has no eye for Nature, and for almost half a century has pampered her body in a featherbed poultice, with the windows closed, until the first of June each year.
From More Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart
Go to him who has pampered your appetites, clothed you with soft raiment, and brought you up daintily to lead the idle life of a gentleman.
From Mark Hurdlestone Or, The Two Brothers by Susanna Moodie
“She has pampered them ever since our return,” said Rob.
From Our Next-Door Neighbors by Belle Kanaris Maniates
