Doat
[dәut]
Definition
(v. i.) See Dote.
Typist: Robbie
Definition
v.i. same as Dote.—n. Doat′ing-piece darling.
Typist: Rosa
Examples
- On purpose to annoy me, for he knows how I doat upon them! Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Yes, I doat on Miss Georgiana! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- I declare I quite doat upon them already, and indeed I am always distractedly fond of children. Jane Austen. Sense and Sensibility.
- You see how my father and Mrs. Weston doat upon her. Jane Austen. Emma.
- When Fanny is known to him, continued Henry, he will doat on her. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Know that I doat on Corsairs; and for that reason, sing it _con spirito_. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
Typist: Rosa