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fished for compliments

fished for compliments is the simple past and past participle of fish for compliments.

Meaning of fish for compliments

Verb

fish for compliments (third-person singular simple present fishes for compliments, present participle fishing for compliments, simple past and past participle fished for compliments)

  1. (intransitive) To self-deprecate in order to induce someone to make a compliment.
    • He’s so narcissistic! He whines that he’s ugly and unlikeable just to fish for compliments.

Questions about fished for compliments

What is fished for compliments the simple past and past participle of?
Fished for compliments is the simple past and past participle of fish for compliments.

Words near fished for compliments in the dictionary

  1. fishculturist
  2. fishculturists
  3. fishdom
  4. fished
  5. fished down
  6. fished for compliments
  7. fished in troubled waters
  8. fished one's wish
  9. fished or cut bait
  10. fished out
  11. fished up

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