Dotes

Word DOTES
Character 5
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /dəʊts/

Definitions and meanings of "Dotes"

What do we mean by dotes?

A darling, a cutie.

An imbecile; a dotard.

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The word "dotes" in example sentences

Anec­dotes from the world of last-ditch data recovery: ❋ Unknown (2006)

Doesn't conventional wisdom have it that the more a mother "dotes" on her son, the more likely he's going to turn out effeminent or gay? ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

"Doesn't conventional wisdom have it that the more a mother "dotes" on her son, the more likely he's going to turn out effeminent or gay? ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

His grandfather seems to have been the main male influence and his grandmother absolutely dotes on him. ❋ Jackie K. Cooper (2011)

"Morning Glory" is a portrait of a flat, sexually frustrated Alice staring off canvas while Gertrude lovingly dotes on her poodle Basket; "Pleasing Papa" features a leering Ernest Hemingway -- a protégé-turned-adversary of Stein's -- flanked by both women at a bar with Gertrude in drag; and "Alice at Loggerheads" is another portrait of a vexed Alice, drinking, contemplating and snuffing her cigarettes into an upturned seashell, a traditional symbol of fertility. ❋ Adrian Margaret Brune (2011)

Mom is still around, but today she's just a sweet little old lady who dotes on her grandchildren. ❋ Linnie Frank Bailey (2011)

His neighbor, Celia Fuhr, said Fessard collects rent from residents and maintains the trailer park, but largely keeps to himself and dotes on his cats. ❋ Unknown (2011)

People used to ask her why she dotes on animals when there are so many people who need help. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He dotes on his four children and hides from them the dark realities of traffic in drugs and human lives on which their prosperity depends. ❋ Unknown (2010)

"Morning Glory" is a portrait of a flat, sexually frustrated Alice staring off canvas while Gertrude lovingly dotes on her poodle Basket; "Pleasing Papa" features a leering Ernest Hemingway -- a protégé-turned-adversary of Stein's -- flanked by both women at a bar with Gertrude in drag; and "Alice at Loggerheads" is another portrait of a vexed Alice, drinking, contemplating and snuffing her cigarettes into an upturned seashell, a traditional symbol of fertility. ❋ Adrian Margaret Brune (2011)

It is a great question with Jack Hastings whether Edmund dotes more on ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's an episode of rare psychological nuance, as we watch these two damaged-goods crime-solvers reveal more of themselves to each other and to us, and we finally get a handle on the twitchy, elusive Holder he dotes on his nephew, he loves meth, he has turned to the proverbial "higher power" to chase away his demons. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Isn't He Something movingly shows how the Mizner mama dotes on her scapegrace son. ❋ Unknown (2011)

He dotes on his mom, but dishonors his father because the only time he's around black people is when he's looking for a photo opt to improve his image. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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