All 7 Uses of
indulge
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Our summer-gray pot-bellied stove bloomed rosy red during winter, and became a severe disciplinarian threat if we were so foolish as to indulge in making mistakes.†
p. 10..2
- Although there was always generosity in the Negro neighborhood, it was indulged on pain of sacrifice.†
p. 49..7
- While white girls learned to waltz and sit gracefully with a tea cup balanced on their knees, we were lagging behind, learning the mid-Victorian values with very little money to indulge them.†
p. 104..5
- This was no time to indulge in human concerns or personal questions.†
p. 122..8
- she spent no time in indulging the frivolous.
p. 216..6 *indulging = enjoying (to excess)
- We indulged in a test of strength for weeks as Dad stood figuratively on the sidelines, neither cheering nor booing but enjoying himself greatly.†
p. 229..6
- Although surprised, I refused to indulge my curiosity by questioning him.†
p. 231..1
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