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Meanings of blandish in English

Portuguese
gabar
Catalan
afalagar

To flatter in an obsequious manner.

gabar
Synonyms
Examples for "flatter"
Examples for "flatter"
1
We flatter ourselves by thinking that this takes place somewhere far away.
The Guardian
2
It was in no way cheap; it did not flatter slothful ears.
The Goose Man
3
The flatter the land grew, the broader did the lordly river become.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy
4
In contrast, the private sector can be flatter but is less transparent.
The Irish Times
5
The opposite also rings true: Some women might have wider, flatter feet.
Climbing Magazine
1
You're not going to soften me up with your sweet-talking blarney anymore.
For the love of mike
2
Sure, the blarney-stone is getting a good rub now, I said playfully.
My Brilliant Career
3
Now go 'way wid your blarney, and don't be talking to me.
Hope and Have; or, Fanny Grant Among the Indians: A Story for Yo...
4
The closest word the German language has for blarney is Schmus.
The Irish Times
5
No doubt his blarney was a source of inspiration for me.
Riding rockets
1
He's this psychoanalyst who I kind of adulate and write a lot about in this new book.
The new yorker
2
It was like: who was going to have a Beatles assembly to adulate the Beatles the most?
Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
3
If this brand-new nightspot was the location of the season, these dedicated pilgrims would line up to adulate.
French pressed
4
He had none of that peace and goodwill towards men with which those of us who are not Mohammedans adulate the approach of the season.
My Tropic Isle
5
And to think that the nineteenth century takes on airs and adulates itself.
Down There
Usage of blandish in English
1
The nurse and governess tried to blandish her, in vain.
Mark Twain: A Biography. Volume II, Part 1: 1886-1900
2
Well, you will say, why couldn't she blandish and cajole Stephen for a sovereign or so?
The Grim Smile of the Five Towns
3
Ay, there's no man too sour and no woman too old that he'll not blandish, if he gets the chance.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
4
Lady Blandish turned over the leaves, and came upon the later jottings.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 6
5
Lady Blandish remarked: I think she might just as well have returned.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Complete
6
By some goading, a clutch of men were blandished into fighting him.
The Scar
7
The other letter was from Lady Blandish, a lady's letter, and said:
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 3
8
Lady Blandish smiled, but the baronet's discomposure was not to be concealed.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4
9
If the Earl has blandished Martha, he is the very captain of deceit.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
10
Lady Blandish said there was a likeness between Richard and me.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 6
11
Now Mrs. Berry only put Lady Blandish's thoughts in bad English.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5
12
Pity was in Lady Blandish's eyes, though for a different cause.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 5
13
The wise youth returned to Lady Blandish, and informed her of Benson's zeal.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 2
14
Lady Blandish's encomiums of her behaviour and her beauty annoyed him.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 3
15
Suppose we ask Martha Higham if the Earl has 'blandished' her.
The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Vo...
16
Then go to Lady Blandish, if you don't find her at the house.
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel — Volume 4
Frequent collocations
Translations for blandish
Portuguese
gabar
Blandish through the time