English Explanatory Dictionary

blandander

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To flatter or cajole.

Word forms

blandander blandanders blandandering blandandered

Etymology

Probably an altered from of blandish, possibly blending with philander. Compare blarney.

Synonyms

butter up sweet-talk brush up to collogue flatter flatterize glaver gloze jolly lay it on thick make fair weather palaver preen puff soothe speak well of stroke tickle the ear blandander blandish cajole fast-talk canoodle carny coax croodle engle fleech honey around honey up hum ingle inveigle soap soft-sawder soft-soap tweedle twist wheedle whilly word
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