Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for FLAT'TER-ING
FLAT'TER-ING, ppr.
- Gratifying with praise; pleasing by applause; wheedling; coaxing.
- adj. Pleasing to pride or vanity; gratifying to self-love; as, a flattering eulogy. The minister gives a flattering account of his reception at court.
- Pleasing; favorable; encouraging hope. We have a flattering prospect of an abundant harvest. The symptoms of the disease are flattering.
- Practicing adulation; uttering false praise; as, a flattering tongue.
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