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Present participle for to ingratiate oneself with
flattering courting toadying crawling creeping brown-nosing ingratiating oneself with buttering up making up to curry favoring with curry favouring with sucking up to fawning on soft-soaping truckling to grovelling to toadying to pandering to crawling to fawning over seeking the favour of keeping someone sweet ingratiating yourself with trying to get on the good side of winning the favor of falling all over groveling grovelling bootlicking apple-polishing brownnosing dancing attendance on truckling fawning kowtowing cringing wooing pandering sucking up rubbing up the right way blandishing fussing creeping to currying favour stroking licking someone's boots laying it on curry favoring kowtowing to sweet-talking cowering cajoling massaging oiling stooping smoodging to cultivating scratching one's back abasing oneself to licking boots abasing oneself demeaning oneself to bowing and scrape to honeying up kissing one's feet falling on one's knees bowing and scraping paying court trying to win over submitting yielding deferring paying court to snowing crouching abasing oneself before kneeling prostrating oneself humbling oneself behaving obsequiously humbling yourself catering to eating crow giving in deferring to knuckling under abasing yourself kissing-up prostrating oneself to kissing the feet of ingratiating yourself prostrating yourself eating humble pie humiliating yourself prostrating oneself before conceding giving way kisses up to bending the knee smoodging making up ingratiating fawning upon submitting to soaping playing the game softening up getting on the right side of folding prostrating lying down and rolling over saying uncle going along with caving in bending toing the mark sniveling humoring showing respect for eating dirt quailing revering pampering making much of bowing to genuflecting imploring snivelling humouring wheedling demeaning yourself seeking out patronizing mixing with patronising consorting with getting on the good side of shining up to seeking the friendship of keeping sweet seeking someone's company cherishing keeping company with dancing attendance upon buttering up to running after getting in with associating with making advances to eulogizing praising cringing before grovelling before smarming around inviting scraping jollying bowing falling over oneself for cottoning debasing slavering praising to excess eulogising abasing bowing and scrape before singing the praises of praising to the skies laying it on with a trowel laying it on thick buddying up caving in to

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Present participle for give or ascribe a significant amount of attention or importance to
making much of complimenting flattering praising admiring cajoling commending fawning on blarneying buttering up crawling to creeping to expressing admiration for flanneling flannelling humoring humouring paying blandishments to paying court to paying tribute to soft-soaping sweet-talking waxing lyrical about babying blandishing cosseting fussing over indulging lauding mollycoddling pampering panegyrizing patting petting saying nice things about spoiling sucking up to falling all over making a fuss of laying it on thick stroking adulating inveigling massaging bootlicking brownnosing building up spreading it on working over wheedling honeying overpraising working on charming glorifying softening rubbing the right way coaxing puffing persuading belauding hero-worshipping courting brown-nosing snowing jollying conning oiling getting next to complimenting excessively sweetening up fawning over revering palavering worshipping worshiping gushing over elevating smooth-talking soaping fawning prevailing on talking into getting round laying it on with a trowel catering to beslavering ingratiating oneself with making up to salving kissing feet putting on a pedestal selling toadying groveling grovelling slavering puffing up buttering up to sweet talking overdoing it softening up adoring fawning upon roosing stroking one's ego exalting soothing venerating kowtowing to toadying to abasing oneself to keeping someone sweet currying favour curry favoring with demeaning oneself to sucking up truckling to bowing and scrape to rubbing up the right way dancing attendance on curry favouring with curry favoring getting on the right side of prostrating oneself to grovelling to lionizing raving over lionising manoeuvring beguiling seducing luring enticing tempting wooing entrapping influencing tantalizing deceiving urging pushing deluding inducing maneuvering misleading duping crowding bantering decoying arguing into tantalising handing a line getting around pandering to

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Present participle for to influence someone who was furious to the point that he or she becomes content or at least no longer irate
placating appeasing conciliating mollifying pacifying propitiating assuaging calming humouring soothing disarming gentling quieting satisfying cheering comforting humoring pleasing quietening reconciling soft-pedalling soft-pedaling stroking sweetening tranquilizing calming down winning over making peace making peace with making up quietening down pouring oil on squaring off pouring oil on troubled waters settling lulling stilling hushing subduing mitigating salving composing lullabying becalming settling down buttering up patching things up taking the sting out untroubling cooling off lightening squaring smoothing down making nice unburdening relaxing balming dulcifying cooling reducing allaying easing relieving softening quelling palliating tempering taking the edge off alleviating moderating diminishing lessening checking consoling silencing deadening weakening resolving dulling blunting reassuring abating solacing toning down contenting heartening gladdening uplifting condoling assuring ameliorating cushioning damping attenuating bolstering steadying succoring encouraging stifling repressing smothering cheering up succouring suppressing quieting down buoying up bringing comfort to putting at ease restraining damping down burying the hatchet mellowing charming curbing extenuating decreasing lifting helping diluting inspiriting elevating modifying qualifying bewitching captivating dampening boosting supporting controlling containing commiserating smoothing over stabilizing smoothing laying back besoothing giving solace to stabilising defusing putting the lid on muting slackening easing off taking the bite out coming to terms with sedating atoning making amends to buoying tranquillising quenching softening up addressing improving slaking paralysing honeying sugaring dulcorating putting one's mind to rest numbing masking sugaring the pill subsiding muffling anaesthetizing benumbing killing paralyzing anesthetizing remitting holding in reining adjusting modulating simmering down letting up easing up tuning down regulating disposing quashing getting rid of putting an end to lowering delighting gratifying pleasuring taming crushing chastening revitalizing commiserating with revitalising invigorating envigorating enlivening reanimating ceasing falling curtailing depreciating cutting depressing warming suiting rejoicing pacificating putting down conning greasing taking the heat smoothing out rescuing crippling demilitarizing saving recovering neutralizing demilitarising clearing the air padding neutralising making matters up minimizing acceding to somebody's demands ebbing giving condolences to condoling with bucking up giving sympathy to giving a lift to lightening burden empathizing with sympathizing with quieting fears minimising chilling out rocking to sleep fixing up imposing peace upon restoring harmony to gassing tickling enrapturing feasting gladding sufficing indulging thrilling commuting putting a lid on taking the edge taking it easy putting damper on de-escalating putting a damper on making less intense winding down excusing clearing the air with smoothing someone's ruffled feathers persuading making one feel at ease making well kissing and making up making happy agreeing with converting reducing the force of freeing urging beguiling unarming enchanting convincing alluring coaxing fascinating seducing attracting giving respite to putting off guard setting at ease winning the affection of

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