Dotting vs. Doting — What's the Difference?

A tiny round mark made by or as if by a pointed instrument; a spot.

Extremely and uncritically fond of someone; adoring

Such a mark used in orthography, as above an i.

To show excessive fondness or love

The basic unit of composition for an image produced by a device that prints text or graphics on paper

Present participle of dote

A tiny amount.

Characterized by giving love and affection.

In Morse and similar codes, the short sound or signal used in combination with the dash and silent intervals to represent letters, numbers, or punctuation.

Showing a decline of mental faculties, especially when it occurs in old age.

A decimal point.

Excessive fondness; reverence.

A symbol (·) indicating multiplication, as in 2 · 4 = 8.

That dotes; silly; excessively fond.

(Music) A mark after a note indicating an increase in time value by half.

Extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent;

(Computers) A period, as used as in URLs and email addresses, to separate strings of words, as in www.hmhco.com.

To mark with a dot.

To form or make with dots.

To cover with or as if with dots

To make a dot.

Present participle of dot

A dotted pattern; a speckling.