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  • present participle of baby.

babying

NOUN
indulgence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extravagance kindness leniency permissiveness privilege
STRONG
allowance appeasement attention courtesy endurance excess favor fondling fondness forbearance fulfillment goodwill hedonism immoderation intemperance intemperateness lenience pampering partiality patience petting pleasing profligacy satiation satisfaction service spoiling tolerance toleration understanding
WEAK
coddling favoring gratifying kowtowing placating profligateness toadying treating
Antonyms
STRONG
disapproval disfavor disregard dissatisfaction frustration intolerance need want
WEAK
abstention care moderation temperance

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Babying the truck around town and on the freeway, I was never able to get the in-dash average mileage indicator to show any number above 17.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2015

Babying is shooting so as not to send the taw too far.

From Healthful Sports for Boys by Rochefort, Alfred

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