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Indulging

/ɪnˈdʌldʒɪŋ/

(often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.

📖 Definitions of "Indulging"

verb

1
(often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire.
"He looked at the chocolate but didn't indulge."
2
To satisfy the wishes or whims of.
"Grandma indulges the kids with sweets."
3
To give way to (a habit or temptation); not to oppose or restrain.
"to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations"
4
To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment.

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
indulgencenoun	The act of indulging.
pleasingnoun	Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
pamperingnoun	The act by which somebody is pampered.
humoringnoun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
independentnoun	Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
humoringnoun	the act of indulging or gratifying a desire
indulgenceverb	The act of indulging.
pamperingnoun	The act by which somebody is pampered.
pleasingnoun	Agreeable; giving pleasure, cheer, enjoyment or gratification.
engagingnoun	Tending to engage attention or interest; engrossing, interesting; enthralling.
falling	a real-time card game from James Ernest in which all players are falling from the sky for no apparent reason.
indulgent	Disposed or prone to indulge, humor, gratify, or yield to one's own or another's desires, etc., or to be compliant, lenient, or forbearing;
overindulgingverb	(ambitransitive) To indulge to excess.
indulgently	In an indulgent manner.
indulgencynoun	(dated) indulgence
overindulgencenoun	An act of overindulging; indulgence in too much; pleasure or consumption taken in excess of what is satisfying or necessary.
self indulgencenoun	Alternative form of self-indulgence. [Excessive or immoderate indulgence of one's own personal desires and needs above all others.]
overindulgeverb	(ambitransitive) To indulge to excess.
overindulgent	Tending to indulge excessively.
enjoyingverb	(transitive) To receive pleasure or satisfaction from something.
decadent	Luxuriously self-indulgent.
delightingverb	To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please highly.
enjoymentsnoun	(countable) An activity that gives pleasure.
revellingverb	A revel.
partakingnoun	The act of taking part in something.