All 5 Uses of
indulge
in
The House of Mirth
- Mrs. Trenor's summons, however, suddenly recalled her state of dependence, and she rose and dressed in a mood of irritability that she was usually too prudent to indulge.†
Chpt 1.4 *
- Moreover, by some obscure process of logic, she felt that her momentary burst of generosity had justified all previous extravagances, and excused any in which she might subsequently indulge.†
Chpt 1.10
- She had always felt that her sensibility in this direction made up for certain obtusenesses of feeling of which she was less proud; and during the last three months she had indulged it passionately.†
Chpt 2.2
- Mrs. Fisher indulged in a faint laugh at the remembrance.†
Chpt 2.2
- He was too busy, too practical, and above all too much preoccupied with his own advancement, to indulge in such unprofitable asides.†
Chpt 2.11
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