The meaning of Flattering

verb

Regard with respect or warm approval.

Usage examples:

I admire your courage

verb

To respect and approve of someone or something

Usage examples:

I admire that music more than any other., the police did an admirable job of calming down the crowd…

adjective

Characterized by or expressive of admiration or warm approval.

Usage examples:

The snowman has drawn many an admiring glance from villagers

verb

Regard with respect or warm approval.

Usage examples:

I admire your courage

adjective

Showing admiration

Usage examples:

Annette was getting lots of admiring looks/glances in her new red dress., she was surrounded by a g…

verb

Show approval or praise by clapping.

Usage examples:

The crowd whistled and applauded

adjective

Feeling or showing gratitude or pleasure.

Usage examples:

An appreciative audience

adjective

Grateful

Usage examples:

An appreciative audience wildly applauded the performance., she smiled appreciatively at him.

noun

Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of irish people).

Usage examples:

It took all my irish blarney to keep us out of court

verb

Influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery.

Usage examples:

He went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that joe considered him a nice guy

noun

A friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things

Usage examples:

Don't listen to any of his blarney!

verb

Influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery.

Usage examples:

He went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that joe considered him a nice guy

noun

Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of irish people)

Usage examples:

It took all my irish blarney to keep us out of court

verb

Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Usage examples:

He hoped to cajole her into selling the house

verb

To try to persuade someone to do something by saying things that please the person or make the person feel important

Usage examples:

She is constantly cajoling her fellow citizens to adopt modern ideas and methods.

verb

Persuade (someone) to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Usage examples:

He hoped to cajole her into selling the house

verb

Praise formally or officially.

Usage examples:

He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions

verb

To formally praise or mention with approval someone or something

Usage examples:

Lamos should be commended for creating important opportunities for minority actors., the reporter d…

verb

Praise formally or officially.

Usage examples:

He was commended by the judge for his courageous actions

verb

Present participle of commend

Usage examples:

The judge commended her for/on her bravery., for a low-budget film, it has much to commend it (= it…

noun

A polite expression of praise or admiration.

Usage examples:

She paid me an enormous compliment

verb

Politely congratulate or praise (someone) for something.

Usage examples:

He complimented erika on her appearance

adjective

Expressing a compliment; praising or approving.

Usage examples:

Jennie was very complimentary about kath's riding

adjective

Expressing approval, admiration, or respect with a remark or action

Usage examples:

Everybody was complimentary about the hotel service., as theater employees, we get complimentary ti…

adjective

Saying good things about someone or something

Usage examples:

Highly/very complimentary the reviews of her latest book are highly complimentary., he was less tha…

adjective

Expressing approval.

Usage examples:

The exhibitions received favourable reviews

phrasal verb

If an animal such as a dog fawns on/upon you, it is very friendly towards you and rubs itself against you.

adjective

Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection; obsequious.

Usage examples:

Fawning adoration

verb

(of a deer) produce young.

Usage examples:

The forest was closed for hunting when the does were fawning

verb

(of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favour.

adjective

(of food) containing or coated with honey.

Usage examples:

Sweet honeyed pastries

adjective

Used to describe speech or a person's voice when it is gentle and pleasant to listen to, sometimes in a way that is not sincere

noun

The quality of being amusing or comic, especially as expressed in literature or speech.

Usage examples:

His tales are full of humour

verb

Comply with the wishes of (someone) in order to keep them content, however unreasonable such wishes might be.

Usage examples:

She was always humouring him to prevent trouble

noun

The ability to find things funny, the way in which people see that some things are funny, or the quality of being funny

Usage examples:

He's got a great sense of humour (= he is very able to see things as funny)., i must say i find his…

adjective

Intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic.

Usage examples:

An ingratiating manner

verb

Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

Usage examples:

A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy

adjective

Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree.

Usage examples:

They were served by obsequious waiters

adjective

Too eager to serve or obey someone

Usage examples:

She is embarrassingly obsequious to anyone in authority.

verb

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Usage examples:

We can't praise chris enough—he did a brilliant job

noun

The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The audience was full of praise for the whole production

verb

Express warm approval or admiration of.

Usage examples:

We can't praise chris enough—he did a brilliant job

noun

The expression of approval or admiration for someone or something.

Usage examples:

The audience was full of praise for the whole production

noun

The expression of respect and gratitude as an act of worship.

Usage examples:

Give praise to god

adjective

Having or showing an excessive willingness to serve or please others.

Usage examples:

He bowed his head in a servile manner

adjective

Eager to serve and please someone else in a way that shows a lack of respect for yourself

Usage examples:

As a waiter, you want to be pleasant to people without appearing servile.

adjective

If you are silver-tongued, you are good at persuading people to do things.

adjective

Containing much sugar.

Usage examples:

Energy-restoring, sugary drinks

adjective

Containing sugar

Usage examples:

All those sugary snacks that kids eat, it's that sugary smile of his that i can't stand!

noun

A person who acts obsequiously towards someone important in order to gain advantage.

Usage examples:

Because he is high-ranking, he's surrounded by sycophants

noun

Someone who praises powerful or rich people in a way that is not sincere, usually in order to get some advantage from them

Usage examples:

The prime minister is surrounded by sycophants.