All 8 Uses
doting
in
Gone Girl
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- "She dotes on him," Gilpin said, scribbling in a notebook.†
p. 47.1 *dotes = demonstrates love and uncritical affection
- We are bringing our vintage sofa—our broad old chesterfield that Dad calls our pet, we dote on it so much.†
p. 100.9dote = demonstrate love and uncritical affection
- I just always doted on him, I babied him—how could you not?†
p. 140.3doted = demonstrated love and uncritical affection
- Boney was taking turns playing different female characters: powerful woman, doting caregiver, to see what got the best results.†
p. 177.2doting = demonstrating love and uncritical affection
- Sweet, doting, loving Nick is gone.†
p. 185.6
- I'd been so sweet and doting just last night, at my mandatory meeting in our pretend fort.†
p. 240.6
- I had to look like the relieved, doting husband until I knew which way things were going to go.†
p. 381.5
- Doting on me.†
p. 414.9
Definitions:
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(1)
(doting) demonstrating love and uncritical affectionDoting may also imply that the doter tends to hover around the person they love to help attend to any needs.
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Less commonly, in classic literature you may encounter doting in reference to old age -- especially old age leading to diminished mental capacity.