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Meanings of indulging in English

Portuguese
indulgência
Spanish
mimo

The act of indulging or gratifying a desire.

        indulgência
        Usage of indulging in English
        1
        Except in the matter of indulging yourself in aircraft at my expense.
        Skyrider
        2
        The peafowl and sarus cranes are indulging in the pleasures of courtship.
        A Bird Calendar for Northern India
        3
        The natives, as represented in the plate, are indulging in their sports.
        Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines
        4
        Well, not fully indulging in those things … but certainly an interest.
        The Guardian
        5
        I stood in the gallery for an instant, indulging in a reconnoissance.
        The Firefly of France
        6
        The whole population of the place was indulging in a noonday siesta.
        She and Allan
        7
        This intense connection that went way beyond two bodies indulging in sex.
        Darkness unleashed
        8
        And at the same time he was indulging in a pensive soliloquy.
        Sixes and Sevens
        9
        But parenthood doesn't stop her from indulging in her latest passion: school.
        Reuters
        10
        Pill was indulging in the spring cleaning alluded to by Susan Grant.
        The Secret Passage
        11
        I had to stop him the other day, indulging in that exercise.
        Complete Project Gutenberg Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Works
        12
        Times like this I regretted indulging her request to join the loop.
        Made of honor
        13
        He had been indulging in his famous imitation of an angry serpent.
        The Pony Rider Boys with the Texas Rangers; Or, On the Trail of ...
        14
        Boone now improved this golden opportunity of indulging in his favorite pursuit.
        The First White Man of the West / Life and Exploits of Col. Dan'...
        15
        The sensualist, a deliberate seeker of sex pleasure, often indulging in perversion.
        The Foundations of Personality
        16
        They have at least kept me from indulging in one bad habit.
        A Face Illumined
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        Translations for indulging
        Portuguese
        indulgência
        Spanish
        mimo
        Indulging through the time
        Indulging across language varieties
        United Kingdom
        Common
        Ireland
        Common
        United States of America
        Common