lavish
adjective
expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion.
lavishing
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present participleof lavish.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Wall Street hasn’t exactly been lavishing the stock with praise lately.
From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026
Companies were growing and bosses were lavishing ever-higher pay and perks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
For much of his second term, Trump has seemed to bestride the globe, lavishing his attention on a wide range of international issues.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2026
But looking back now Esther describes it as "love bombing" - the practice of lavishing someone with attention and affection often as a means to manipulate them.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2023
Owen had recovered from the first startling effect of hearing those two names coupled together; but he was inwardly raging and lavishing a variety of the most unparliamentary epithets on Theodore.
From That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 3 by Frances Eleanor Trollope
