All 4 Uses of
doting
in
Wuthering Heights
- I was vain of his commendations, and softened towards the being by whose means I earned them, and thus Hindley lost his last ally: still I couldn't dote on Heathcliff, and I wondered often what my master saw to admire so much in the sullen boy; who never, to my recollection, repaid his indulgence by any sign of gratitude.†
Chpt 4
- He had room in his heart only for two idols — his wife and himself: he doted on both, and adored one, and I couldn't conceive how he would bear the loss.†
Chpt 8
- Heathcliff, I'm proud to show you, at last, somebody that dotes on you more than myself.†
Chpt 10 *
- Even if he had doted on me, the devilish nature would have revealed its existence somehow.†
Chpt 17
Definition:
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(doting) demonstrating love and uncritical affectioneditor's notes: Doting may also imply that the doter tends to hover around the person they love to help attend to any needs.