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 if you overindulge the rest of the time then you might put on even more weight.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2024
"During the colder months, people often crave carbohydrates and may overindulge in comfort foods," notes Dr. Daidone.
From Salon ● Dec. 25, 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
"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
He was not overindulged; he had always the spur of effort to urge him forward.
From Nathan Hale by Jean Christie Root
Refraining from overindulging at a friend’s house is basic good manners.
From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2023
You might try to compensate for feeling deprived as a child by overindulging as an adult.
From New York Times ● Jul. 5, 2023
Usually, that competitiveness has kept Kershaw from overindulging in personal milestone moments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2022
That’s perfectly normal, but be wary of overindulging.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
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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