doling out
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Doling — Dole Dole (d[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doled} (d[=o]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Doling}.] To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to deal out scantily or grudgingly. [1913 Webster] The supercilious condescension with which even his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
doling — dəʊl n. charity v. give donations to the poor; give out in small amounts, hand out sparingly … English contemporary dictionary
dole out — verb administer or bestow, as in small portions (Freq. 1) administer critical remarks to everyone present dole out some money shell out pocket money for the children deal a blow to someone the machine dispenses soft drinks • Syn: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dole out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dole out : present tense I/you/we/they dole out he/she/it doles out present participle doling out past tense doled out past participle doled out informal to give something, such as food or money, to a… … English dictionary
dole — Synonyms and related words: accord, ace, adjunct, administer, administration, adversity, affliction, afford, aid, alimony, allocate, allocation, allot, allotment, allow, allowance, alms, alms fee, anguish, annuity, apportion, apportionment,… … Moby Thesaurus
Ventura, Jesse — ▪ 2000 Ready to rumble through 1999 was Jesse (“The Body”) Ventura, the former professional wrestler who pulled off a stunning political upset in the November 1998 elections to become governor of Minnesota. In his years as a pro wrestler,… … Universalium
administration — Synonyms and related words: academic dean, accomplishment, achievement, administering, administrator, application, applying, archon, auspices, authority, bestowal, board, board of directors, board of regents, board of trustees, bureaucracy,… … Moby Thesaurus
disbursal — Synonyms and related words: acquitment, acquittal, acquittance, administration, amortization, amortizement, binder, budgeting, cash, cash payment, clearance, costing, costing out, debit, debiting, debt service, deficit spending, defrayal,… … Moby Thesaurus
dispersion — Synonyms and related words: addition, adjunct, administration, aggrandizement, aloofness, ampliation, amplification, anarchy, augmentation, blackout, blocking, breakup, broadening, chaos, confusion, crescendo, deactivation, deflection, deflexure … Moby Thesaurus
dispensation — Synonyms and related words: OK, abandonment, abjuration, administration, admission, allowance, attenuation, blank check, broadcast, broadcasting, carte blanche, cession, charter, circumfusion, civil government, command function, consent,… … Moby Thesaurus
