overindulge
Americanverb (used with or without object)
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overindulges,
present (3rd person singular)
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overindulged,
past participle, past
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overindulging
present participle
verb
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to indulge (in something, esp food or drink) immoderately; binge
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(tr) to yield excessively to the wishes of; spoil
Other Word Forms
Derived Forms
Inflected Forms
Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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overindulgesimple
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overindulgessimple
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have overindulgedperfect
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has overindulgedperfect
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am overindulgingprogressive
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are overindulgingprogressive
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is overindulgingprogressive
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have been overindulgingperfect progressive
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has been overindulgingperfect progressive
Past
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overindulgedsimple
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had overindulgedperfect
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was overindulgingprogressive
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were overindulgingprogressive
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had been overindulgingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of overindulge
Example Sentences
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“Memory for humans has been so fleeting that when we then get tools to conserve, we overindulge in it,” he said.
From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2024
But part of me thought that if I’m not dieting anymore then I won’t ever have the urge to overindulge.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
But if you overindulge the rest of the time then you might put on even more weight.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
The per unit costs of a full turkey dinner with gravy and rolls, fruitcake and eggnog is approximately $9.77 per person: arguably a reasonable price to overindulge with those you love.
From Salon ● Dec. 7, 2023
“It was hard to think. It was hard not to let off steam. It was hard not to overindulge in all the natural activities of life.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
The character charms as a foil to the humorless Mudge crew, though LaValle slightly overindulges this “soothe the savage beast” trope.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 28, 2023
Whether or not her mom overindulges her, wanting to pick which college she goes to and where she lives hardly makes your daughter a spoiled brat.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2020
The movie probably overindulges in 1990s sight gags — early computers, archaic-looking dances and so on.
From New York Times ● Jul. 25, 2013
And Ford, as he's done ever since the early Star Wars movies, overindulges in scowling and growling.
From Time ● Jul. 28, 2011
When he overindulges, Stoltzfus debates: Should I say something now?
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 12, 2011
"New year health goals also sent many of us who overindulged during the festive period on the hunt for sports supplements as we pushed our bodies back into exercise mode."
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
Humankind, at last unshackled from the overindulged tedium of the modern world, unburdened by factual overload, could sit back and reap the bounty of being able once again to think.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 28, 2023
Perhaps that’s why, in the season finale, the understandable impulse on the part of the show’s creators to showcase the positive and joyous sides of trans life are overindulged.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2021
I overindulged, and I have lost my appetite.
From Salon ● Dec. 26, 2020
Encouragement, of course, is helpful, but it ought not to be overindulged.
From Principles of Teaching by Adam S. Bennion
The protein boom actually could lead to American consumers overindulging, Ansari said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2025
If you decide to indulge in a treat, control your portion size to avoid overindulging.
From Salon ● Feb. 26, 2024
And speaking of making a fresh start: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz explains why you don’t actually need to “detox” after overindulging during the holidays.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2024
You might try to compensate for feeling deprived as a child by overindulging as an adult.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
They imagine this wild animal roaming about the savannah on digestive walks after eating a prey that accepted its lot piously, or going for callisthenic runs to stay slim after overindulging.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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