lavishing
Meaning of lavishing
verb, gerund or present participle
- bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities on.
the media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film
late Middle English (as a noun denoting profusion): from Old French lavasse ‘deluge of rain’, from laver ‘to wash’, from Latin lavare .
Information about lavishing
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of lavishing
lav-ish-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- lavishing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
lavishing synonyms
Meaning give (money) to pay for goods, services, or so as to benefit someone or something:
Meaning spend or use up (a resource such as money or energy):
Meaning put (objects or a loose substance) in a heap:
Meaning give a great number of things to (someone):
Meaning flow rapidly in a steady stream:
Meaning overwhelm with a flood:
Meaning spend recklessly:
lavishing antonyms
Meaning spend less; reduce one's expenses:
Meaning envy (someone) the possession or enjoyment of (something):
Words that rhyme with lavishing
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