All 6 Uses of
indulge
in
Washington Square
- The exclamation was so deprecating and touching that Morris indulged in another little demonstration of affection.†
Chpt 10 *
- The tears sprang for a moment to Mrs. Montgomery's eyes, and she indulged in a proud little jerk of the head.†
Chpt 14
- She held up her head and busied her hands, and went about her daily occupations; and when the state of things in Washington Square seemed intolerable, she closed her eyes and indulged herself with an intellectual vision of the man for whose sake she had broken a sacred law.†
Chpt 22
- She was always her father's docile and reasonable associate—going through their sight-seeing in deferential silence, never complaining of fatigue, always ready to start at the hour he had appointed over-night, making no foolish criticisms and indulging in no refinements of appreciation.†
Chpt 24
- CHAPTER XXX It was almost her last outbreak of passive grief; at least, she never indulged in another that the world knew anything about.†
Chpt 30
- The truth is, that her suspicions having been aroused, she indulged a desire, natural to a timid person, that the explosion should be localised.†
Chpt 30
Definition:
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(indulge) to give into a desire or enjoy something -- especially in excess of what is thought good--such as a desire to eat too much cake, or be too lazy
or:
to allow or help someone to get their way or enjoy something -- especially something that (probably because of excess) is not considered to be good or proper