Definition of DOTING

doting

Meanings

Plural: dotings

Verb

  • be foolish or senile due to old age
  • shower with love; show excessive affection for
  • scatter or intersperse like dots or studs
  • distribute loosely
  • make a dot or dots
  • mark with a dot
  • present participle and gerund of dote

Adjective Satellite

  • extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
    • "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"

Adj

  • Characterized by giving love and affection.
  • Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age.

Noun

  • Excessive fondness; reverence.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English dotynge; equivalent to dote + -ing.

Scrabble Score: 8

doting is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
doting is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
doting is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

doting is a valid Words With Friends word