- present participle of lavish.
lavishing
Example Sentences
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Allies hope to avoid a blow-up in Turkey by showcasing new spending and deals, and lavishing on hospitality.
From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026
Daphne and Eddie magnanimously turn the other cheek and then go back to lavishing one another with murmured compliments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 29, 2026
She’s made headlines for lavishing praise on Clarence Thomas in the past.
From Slate ● Apr. 10, 2026
In exchange for lavishing billions of dollars upon MLB teams over the last couple of decades, local television providers demanded exclusivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2024
Paying her sailors and soldiers at the meanest rates, she gives large salaries to their officers, lavishing incredible sums on many of them for doing literally nothing.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Henry B. Stanton
