honey around en · VERB
Meanings
- (figuratively, informal) To cajole or sweet-talk (someone); to hang out around (someone) as a yes-man or toady.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| honeys around | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| honeyed around | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| honeyed around | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| honeying around | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Synonyms
soap · wheedle · butter up · dickride · suck up · blandander · fawn · tweedle · inveigle · bow and scrape · fleech · soft-sawder · butter up · twist · word · collogue · honey up · overrate · fellate · carny · honey around · canoodle · lick someone's balls · sweet-talk · cajole · honey around · fawn over · butter up · fawn over · hum · kiss someone's ass · brownnose · apple-polish · whilly · kiss up · honey up · overpraise · duchess · sweeten · kiss someone's ring · honey up · engle · lick someone's ass · kowtow · overflatter · soft-soap · ingle · fast-talk · coax · flannel · croodle · bootlick · blandish · toady · stroke