lavishing

/ˈɫævɪʃɪŋ/ noun

Profuse giving.

Word Origin Lavish comes from Latin 'lavare' meaning 'to wash' — but how did washing become 'abundant'? The idea is that a lavish person pours out money like water, washing it away. The root also gives us lavatory (a place for washing) and lave (to wash, poetic). The PIE root *leu- 'to wash' also gives us laundry and lather. So lavishing is literally 'pouring out abundantly,' like water from a basin.

noun Profuse giving. countable

His lavishing of gifts made everyone feel special.

(名词) 挥霍;慷慨馈赠;大方施舍 【挥霍馈赠】

他慷慨赠送礼物让每个人都感到特别。

(sustantivo) El acto de dar de forma generosa y abundante.

Su generosidad al obsequiar regalos hizo que todos se sintieran especiales.

(nom) prodigalité; munificence; largesse; générosité [Action de donner avec profusion ou générosité.]

Sa distribution généreuse de cadeaux a permis à chacun de se sentir spécial.

(Substantiv) Verschwendung; Überschwang [Das übermäßige oder verschwenderische Geben von Geschenken, Aufmerksamkeit oder Ressourcen.]

Seine **lavishing** von Geschenken ließ alle sich besonders fühlen.

(名詞) 惜しみなく与え続けること。

彼の惜しみない贈り物は皆を特別に感じさせた。

(substantivo) prodigalidade; munificência; generosidade; liberalidade; esbanjamento [Ato de dar generosamente em abundância.]

Sua distribuição generosa de presentes fez todos se sentirem especiais.

verb present participle and gerund of lavish

She is lavishing attention on her new puppy.

(动词) 慷慨给予;大方施与;不吝赐予

她正在对她的新小狗倾注大量关注。

(verbo) Participio presente y gerundio de lavish (prodigar).

Ella está prodigando atención a su nuevo cachorro.

(verbe) prodiguant; comblant; gâtant [Participe présent et gérondif du verbe lavish (prodiguer, distribuer avec abondance).]

Elle prodigue des attentions à son nouveau chiot.

(Verb) überschütten mit; häufigen mit; überhäufen mit [Im Begriff, etwas in überreichem Maße oder mit großer Großzügigkeit zu geben oder zu schenken.]

Sie ist dabei, ihrem neuen Welpen **lavishing** Aufmerksamkeit zu schenken.

(動詞) 「惜しみなく与える」の現在分詞および動名詞

彼女は新しい子犬に惜しみなく愛情を注いでいる。

(verbo) mimando; prodigalizando; mimosear; regalando [Particípio presente e gerúndio de lavish.]

Ela está prodigalizando atenção ao seu novo filhote.

Word parts: lavish + ing

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