ingratiating

adjective in·gra·ti·at·ing \ in-ˈgrā-shē-ˌā-tiŋ \

|Updated on: 7 Jul 2018

Examples: ingratiating in a Sentence

Definition of ingratiating

1 : capable of winning favor : pleasing

an ingratiating smile

2 : intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering

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ingratiatingly

play \in-ˈgrā-shē-ˌā-tiŋ-lē\ adverb

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Examples of ingratiating in a Sentence

one of the orphans had a most ingratiating smile

Recent Examples of ingratiating from the Web

Fairey's script is far too pat and ingratiating to matter much.

— tony adler, Chicago Reader, "The members of Support Group for Men don’t get eviscerated, but what does happen isn’t much more edifying," 2 July 2018
What’s left of his blond hair is set off by a bandanna, and his voice is laid-back but definite, with an ingratiating hint of a rasp.

— New York Times, "Review: ‘Filmworker’ Reveals Stanley Kubrick’s Perfectionism," 10 May 2018
The six pieces collected on this noble, vibrantly executed two-disc set are unabashed in their combination of robust, often rhapsodic string writing and an ingratiating harmonic language.

— joshua kosman, San Francisco Chronicle, "CD review: Elena Ruehr, String Quartets," 21 Mar. 2018
Love for cross-country became an essential national trait, one that any ingratiating foreigner has to embrace.

— david segal, The Seattle Times, "As medals pile up, Norway worries: Are we winning too much?," 24 Feb. 2018
Love for cross-country became an essential national trait, one that any ingratiating foreigner has to embrace.

— author: david segal, Anchorage Daily News, "As medals pile up, Norway worries: Are we winning too much?," 24 Feb. 2018
Love for cross-country became an essential national trait, one that any ingratiating foreigner has to embrace.

— david segal, New York Times, "As Medals Pile Up, Norway Worries: Are We Winning Too Much?," 24 Feb. 2018
Brownlee devoted the second half of his program to more conventional recital fare — a pair of his specialty bel canto arias, standards from the great American songbook and several spirituals, interspersed with ingratiating commentary.

— john von rhein, chicagotribune.com, "Lawrence Brownlee delivers committed reading of new song cycle about being black and male in America," 23 Feb. 2018
The press reported on nauseatingly ingratiating remarks Trump made about Putin, speculating that maybe there’s something corrupt afoot.

— andrew c. mccarthy, National Review, "Anatomy of a Farce," 13 Jan. 2018

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