Noun

• S: (n) indulgence, indulging, pampering, humoring (the act of indulging or gratifying a desire)

Verb

• S: (v) indulge (give free rein to) "The writer indulged in metaphorical language"
• S: (v) gratify, pander, indulge (yield (to); give satisfaction to)
• S: (v) indulge, luxuriate (enjoy to excess) "She indulges in ice cream"
• S: (v) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge (treat with excessive indulgence) "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"