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
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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 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
Two-thirds of those surveyed said they overindulge in food, nearly 45% said they take a break from exercise and more than half report feeling tired and have less time for themselves.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 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
Yet sometimes Reiss overindulges his penchant for literary analysis, simply using sleep as an excuse to riff on authors he loves.
From New York Times ● Mar. 1, 2017
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
"I could control how sweet I wanted it to be through the toppings. It feels healthier overall as it's a dessert I can enjoy without feeling like I've overindulged."
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
It would have taken so little additional information to make this more inviting that I can’t help feeling the author was overindulged by her editor.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022
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
Thou art a froward child and hast been overindulged.
From A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia by Amanda Minnie Douglas
Are we overindulging our manic search for connection in an orchard of earthly delights?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
As her book explains, after overindulging at the house of a neighbor who had a newborn colt, she then tweeted about it with existential despair: “He has tasted life’s infinite tragedy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2025
Refraining from overindulging at a friend’s house is basic good manners.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
As a person who struggled with obesity since childhood, Stearns hated the annual turmoil of obsessing about what she ate — and the guilt of overindulging on a holiday built around food.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 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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