blarneying

verb

present participle of blarney
1
as in coaxing
to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery attendants at the nursing home sometimes have to blarney the patients to take their medicine

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2
as in honeying
to praise too much an eager, young assistant who blarneys the boss shamelessly

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blarneying
  1. coaxing
  2. praising
  3. applauding
  4. congratulating
  5. commending
  6. stroking
  7. massaging
  8. puffing
Verb
  • The team is working on building ribosomes from genetic instructions, a process that involves synthesizing the dozens of proteins and RNA strands involved and coaxing them to assemble in the right order.
    — Lori Youmshajekian, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
  • El Niños roll in periodically and last nine to 12 months as Pacific trade winds weaken and push warm water back toward the West Coast, coaxing the jet stream lower.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
Definition of coaxing
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  • Trump did strike some notes of unity, praising the Secret Service and denouncing political violence.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
  • Sandy Anderson, the chamber of commerce’s vice president of member services, kicked off the ribbon cutting by praising the market for its commitment to local businesses.
    — Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Definition of praising
Verb
  • Before guests began eating dinner, Weijia Jiang, president of the White House Correspondents' Association delivered an impassioned speech condemning political violence and applauding attendants bravery after the shooting at the April event.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Paul appeared to take the joke in stride, laughing and applauding as cameras cut to him in the crowd.
    — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of applauding
Verb
  • The company congratulating itself on near-free production has, in many cases, simply handed the durable margin to whoever owns the scarce input.
    — François Candelon, Fortune, 24 July 2026
  • Following the loss, the royal account shared a post congratulating the team on their impressive run, with a photo of team captain Harry Kane comforting star midfielder Jude Bellingham.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of congratulating
Verb
  • The meteorologist’s followers are commending her for her environmentally friendly practice.
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026
  • Erdogan shook referee Bobby Madley’s hand and would not let go, commending him on his performance through an interpreter.
    — Graham Scott, New York Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of commending
Verb
  • There was only one other visitor, another mother stroking another small head.
    — Fran Moreland Johns, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
  • Alongside Cruise feeding and stroking his dying cat while walking around his mansion with his gut hanging out, there are shots of planes readying for battle and collapsing polar ice caps.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 Apr. 2026
Definition of stroking
Verb
  • The solutions being proposed and inane rhetoric from people such as Johnson are just massaging the symptoms rather than dealing with the real problems.
    — Ronald J. Allen, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026
  • Begin by massaging skin with a hydrating moisturizer and primer.
    — Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 3 July 2026
Definition of massaging
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  • But, alas, there are no other young male seals in the residential streets of Hobart to practice chest-puffing and sparring with.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Set in an alternate past during Japan's Meiji era, the world of Sparks of Tomorrow is totally reliant on steam power, with massive boilers constantly puffing away.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 3 July 2026
Definition of puffing
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