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Ms. Jean-Pierre’s mother, she has told friends, is doting and accepting of her personal life.

From New York Times • May 20, 2022

Except when Helms is doting on his six grandchildren, he rarely relaxes.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Suffer the unhappy man to speak," interrupted the Intendant, "he is doting in his sorrow, and it is not unreasonable to hear all that he may bring forward for his defence."

From The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. by Tieck, Ludwig

"Because," said Rebecca, "he is doting, and thinks more of other people's concerns than his own."

From Shanty the Blacksmith; a Tale of Other Times by Sherwood, Mrs. (Mary Martha)

Unless Lord Cullamore is doting, I'm sure of that fact.

From The Black Baronet; or, The Chronicles Of Ballytrain The Works of William Carleton, Volume One by Carleton, William