Meaning & use
Overindulging
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Allowing oneself or someone else too much of something pleasurable, especially food, drink, or leisure.
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He regretted overindulging at the holiday buffet.
Parents worried they were overindulging their children with too many gifts.
A note on using this word
Can apply both to indulging oneself, as with food or drink, and to indulging others, as with spoiling a child.
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overeatingspoiling
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