Doling

name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of one who doles.

    "Alas! we talk of their vanity; we forget that, in doling forth the careless commendation, or as careless sneer, we are bestowing but the passing thought of a moment to that which has been the work of an existence."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dole form-of, gerund, participle, present
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Example

More examples

"Alas! we talk of their vanity; we forget that, in doling forth the careless commendation, or as careless sneer, we are bestowing but the passing thought of a moment to that which has been the work of an existence."

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