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buttering up
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Verb
Present participle for to charm or persuade someone with flattery
Present participle for to ingratiate oneself with others by flattering or trying to gain favor or approval
Present participle for to quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of
Noun
Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people)
An expression of praise or admiration
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Verb
▲
Present participle for to charm or persuade someone with flattery
flattering
persuading
coaxing
adulating
brownnosing
cajoling
puffing
wheedling
belauding
blarneying
bootlicking
brown-nosing
courting
honeying
inveigling
overpraising
stroking
blandishing
massaging
softening
sweet-talking
talking into
laying it on thick
playing up to
soft-soaping
spreading it on
sucking up
sucking up to
crawling to
grovelling to
kowtowing to
working on
creeping to
currying favour
curry favoring
falling all over
fawning on
getting on the right side of
hero-worshipping
prevailing on
toadying to
truckling to
abasing oneself to
building up
dancing attendance on
demeaning oneself to
getting round
making up to
prostrating oneself to
bowing and scrape to
curry favoring with
curry favouring with
ingratiating oneself with
keeping someone sweet
rubbing up the right way
fawning
toadying
grovelling
UK
groveling
US
charming
praising
wooing
kowtowing
crawling
truckling
enticing
licking someone's boots
beguiling
glorifying
oiling
pandering to
apple-polishing
complimenting
fawning over
creeping
winning over
complimenting excessively
influencing
humouring
UK
smooth-talking
humoring
US
paying court to
kissing one's feet
tempting
luring
cringing
pandering
palavering
working over
ingratiating yourself
inducing
swaying
cowering
flannelling
flanneling
fussing
rubbing the right way
waxing lyrical about
prostrating oneself
sweetening up
expressing admiration for
panegyrizing
humbling oneself
softening up
bowing and scraping
revering
urging
seducing
snowing
laying it on
saying nice things about
commending
bringing round
paying blandishments to
catering to
behaving obsequiously
lauding
abasing yourself
talking
elevating
worshiping
US
gushing over
worshipping
UK
alluring
convincing
getting
conning
worming
manoeuvring
UK
coercing
arguing
laying it on with a trowel
making much of
deferring to
honeying up
smoodging to
importuning
paying court
kisses up to
seeking the favour of
beslavering
trying to get on the good side of
maneuvering
US
putting on a pedestal
falling on one's knees
adoring
venerating
puffing up
lionizing
US
raving over
submitting
stooping
yielding
pressing
deferring
encouraging
soliciting
hooking
wangling
scratching one's back
finagling
soaping
lionising
UK
abasing oneself before
eating crow
prevailing upon
bowing to
giving in
soothing
trying to win over
roping in
fawning upon
sniveling
US
bartering
arguing into
cultivating
ingratiating
admiring
arm-twisting
paying tribute to
snivelling
UK
knuckling under
kissing-up
kissing the feet of
submitting to
drawing
kissing someone's feet
getting in with
cozying up
making
prodding
reasoning
eating humble pie
humiliating yourself
prostrating oneself before
back-scratching
winning the favor of
appeasing
getting around
kneeling
pestering
plaguing
teasing
decoying
coming on
talking someone into something
jawboning
twisting one's arm
slavering
prostrating
sweet talking
showing deference
bending
paying homage
toing the mark
doing everything for
talking blarney
overdoing it
going along with
caving in
using flattery
bowing
smarming around
falling over oneself for
praising to the skies
praising to excess
grovelling before
caving in to
bowing and scrape before
cringing before
singing the praises of
fangirling
fanboying
buddying up
kneeling before
buttering up to
roosing
stroking one's ego
exalting
playing up
begging
entreating
quailing
pampering
genuflecting
imploring
demeaning oneself
showing respect for
eating dirt
conceding
giving way
crouching
bending the knee
selling
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“In his sincere bid to
butter up
to the newly-elected minister, the contractor forgot his place and made two mistakes.”
Verb
▲
Present participle for to ingratiate oneself with others by flattering or trying to gain favor or approval
flattering
getting in good with
getting on the good side of
ingratiating yourself
pandering to
sucking up to
Verb
▲
Present participle for to quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of
pacifying
assuaging
calming
mollifying
allaying
placating
composing
lulling
stilling
quieting
quietening
quelling
softening
moderating
relaxing
propitiating
tempering
gentling
cooling
disarming
sweetening
repressing
silencing
taming
appeasing
conciliating
contenting
deconflicting
stroking
qualifying
dulcifying
greasing
pacificating
calming down
soft-pedalling
soft-pedaling
making peace with
taking the edge off
fixing up
imposing peace upon
laying back
restoring harmony to
smoothing over
clearing the air with
smoothing someone's ruffled feathers
putting the lid on
settling down
burying the hatchet
kissing and making up
making peace
Noun
▲
Talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people)
blarney
flattery
coaxing
cajolery
fawning
flannel
wheedling
adulation
fulsomeness
spiel
blandishments
compliments
exaggeration
ingratiation
inveiglement
soft soap
sweet talk
overpraise
simpering
smooth talk
soft words
toadying
blandishment
butter
incense
obsequiousness
servility
smarm
sycophancy
taffy
cajolement
currying favour
glozing
guyver
honeyed words
smoodging
toadyism
charm
charm offensive
cobblers
cosying up
cuddling up
ego massage
eyewash
honey
oil
false praise
lip salve
a line
soft-soap
ingratiating
praise
unctuousness
puffery
laudation
admiration
applause
flattering
commendation
plaudits
truckling
flummery
palaver
bootlicking
encomium
eulogy
mush
smoke
approbation
stroke
laud
tribute
arse-licking
sweet-talk
ass-kissing
arse-kissing
brown-nosing
snow job
weasel words
pats on the back
pretty speech
fine words
soft sawder
adoration
glorification
worship
reverence
idolization
veneration
exaltation
worshiping
US
awe
worshipping
UK
deference
wonderment
wonder
infatuation
marveling
US
gratification
pumping up
puff
marvelling
UK
compliment
allurement
enticement
sweet-talking
soft-soaping
sweet words
honour
UK
respect
honor
US
homage
devotion
deification
glory
idolatry
magnification
lionization
US
praising
idolizing
US
lionizing
US
accolades
tributes
admiring
magnifying
eulogies
eulogiums
audation
lionising
UK
lionisation
UK
idolising
UK
hero-worship
high regard
servile flattery
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Noun
▲
An expression of praise or admiration
compliment
praise
acclaim
acclamation
flattery
accolade
plaudit
recognition
acknowledgement
UK
acknowledgment
US
appreciation
commendation
courtesy
endorsement
homage
respect
sentiment
tribute
adoration
bouquet
encomium
exaltation
extolment
honor
US
honour
UK
testimonial
veneration
admiration
adulation
approbation
approval
blandishment
blarney
cajolery
eulogium
eulogy
glorification
kudo
laudation
ovation
panegyric
sanction
flattering remark
good word
mark of respect
pat on the back
honeyed word
rave review
strong praise
trade last
warm fuzzy
applause
kudos
congratulations
plaudits
salutation
paean
citation
salutes
cheering
esteem
laurels
glory
hymn
bouquets
cheers
dithyramb
recommendation
credit
rave
distinction
compliments
cheer
celebration
laud
validation
regard
props
welcome
sun
encouragement
support
bays
blessing
big hand
positive feedback
raves
estimation
clapping
puff
advocacy
plug
accolades
reference
salute
sycophancy
speech of praise
pat on the head
words of approval
favorable mention
words of approbation
character reference
favourable mention
special mention
sweet talk
sweet words
soft words
kind word
gratitude
raving
congratulation
shouting
hand
memorial
favour
UK
favor
US
testament
roar
salvo
jubilation
réclame
worship
standing O
felicitations
great respect
devotion
felicitation
congrats
prestige
thanks
round of applause
obeisance
hurrah
exuberance
effusion
gush
bravo
suggestion
tip
toast
judgement
UK
mention
judgment
US
promotion
championship
urging
instruction
recognition of
acknowledgement of
celebration of
espousal
honorable mention
UK
honourable mention
US
two cents' worth
letter of support
championing
patronage
backing
secondment
moral support
stroking
PR
eulogising
UK
eulogizing
US
strokes
pumping up
endearment
blandishments
sweet nothing
loving word
sweet nothings
affectionate utterance
affectionate talk
fawning
wheedling
coaxing
allurement
enticement
smooth talk
honeyed words
good opinion
brownie points
attention
liking
consideration
high regard
high opinion
hat tip
popularity
reverence
notice
points
stroke
puffing up
acceptance
love
reward
award
account
positive reception
merit
gift
fame
assent
prize
greetings
commemoration
shot in the arm
awe
prizing
valuing
affection
deference
repute
remembrance
honoring
US
treasuring
enjoyment
cherishing
tip of the hat
court
honouring
UK
idolization
pat on head
pat on back
drink
best wishes
memorialization
token
symbol
statement
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