doting (on)

present participle of dote (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for doting (on)
adoring
Verb
  • He was officially unveiled as a Real Madrid player in front of 80,000 adoring fans at the Bernabeu a week later and reported for pre-season training in early August after a brief summer break largely spent in Miami and Los Angeles.
    Tom Williams, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • As Jack Lang writes today, the Brazilians cannot bottle lightning in the way Argentina have and their adoring public are switching off.
    Phil Hay, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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“Doting (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doting%20%28on%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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