tough-loving

A form of tough-love — To practice tough love; to treat someone with compassion but applying stringent discipline in order to improve their behavior.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tough-love
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APA

tough-loving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-loving

MLA

“tough-loving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-loving. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tough-loving,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tough-loving.

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