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How to pronounce indulge in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms luxuriate
Type of run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, use up, eat, eat up
Has types surfeit
Derivation indulgence


She indulges in ice cream.
Type Words
Synonyms gratify, pander
Type of provide, ply, cater, supply
Has types spree, sow one's wild oats, sow one's oats, humour, humor
Derivation indulgence, indulging
Type Words
Synonyms baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
Type of treat, do by, handle
Derivation indulgence, indulging
Type Words
Has types wallow
Derivation indulgence


The writer indulged in metaphorical language.

Examples of indulge

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One tries to get the diet together during the week but I indulge at the weekend.
From the online.wsj.com
It would have been the easy thing for Khan to indulge his fans by mocking Judah.
From the mirror.co.uk
If so, please indulge an old man as he catches up with the cool kids of the day.
From the techcrunch.com
In which case, Henry and his All Blacks cannot indulge in premature celebration.
From the guardian.co.uk
During holiday stress many humans indulge in the national pastime of overeating.
From the dailyherald.com
So you want to indulge in that sugar-coated doughnut because it tastes so sweet?
From the abcnews.go.com
That Bush would continue to indulge in this argument during wartime is shameful.
From the time.com
Sure enough, I found some home makeover tools on the Internet to indulge myself.
From the washingtonpost.com
While you indulge, admire the original 18th-century panelling and marble tables.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • Give free rein to; "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
  • Gratify: yield (to); give satisfaction to
  • Enjoy to excess; "She indulges in ice cream"
  • Pamper: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
  • (indulgence) an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
  • (indulgence) a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; "too much indulgence spoils a child"
  • , (often followed by "in"): To yield to a temptation or desire; To satisfy the wishes or whims of; To grant an extension to the deadline of a payment
  • (indulgence) a full or partial remission of punishment for sin granted to souls in Purgatory
  • (Indulgence) A grant of remission of penance for sins, usually emanating from the pope, but also, on a lesser scale of remission, from bishops; always in return for some specifically required act and on the assumption of full contrition by the recipient.