Crossword clues for doling
doling
The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
The supercilious condescension with which even his
reputed friends doled out their praises to him.
--De
Quincey.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who doles. vb. (present participle of dole English)
Usage examples of "doling".
Mallock had kept to the freeway motels and truck stops and off the money net, stingily doling out the cash he had collected from friends and family for his pickup, his stereo, and his computer.
If Saddam was going to be around for some time and there were no real penalties for supporting his policies or even violating the sanctions outright, why not take advantage of the bribes and profits he was doling out?
I marvel at the prostitutes we must have put out of business, doling out sexual "favors" in the name of personal freedom.
I was doling out pure theory, but I noticed she'd stopped offering much in the way of objections.
Several of the Sleepy Hollow people were present at Van Tassel's, and, as usual, were doling out their wild and wonderful legends.
She stayed behind, doling out the three-day-old bread, the watery soup.
Finally, Baghdad began using oil-for-food to its advantage, doling out contracts for oil sales and goods purchases in return for political support, rewarding those who toed Baghdad's line and punishing those who did not.