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fleech

fleech verb: to wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.

Verb

fleech (third-person singular simple present fleeches, present participle fleeching, simple past and past participle fleeched)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
    • I fleeched him, and I coaxed him, and I kicked him, and I cuffed him; but I might as weal hae kicked my heel upon the floor, or fleeched the fireplace.1884, John MacKay Wilson, Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, page 64
  2. (Scotland, intransitive) To use cajoling or flattering words; speak insincerely.

Synonyms of fleech

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Forms of fleech

third-person singular presentfleeches
present participlefleeching
past participlefleeched
pastfleeched
alternative formfleich
alternative formfleitch
alternative formfleche

Origin of fleech

From Middle Dutch fletsen (“to flatter, fawn”). More at flatter.

Words formed from fleech

Questions about fleech

What does fleech mean?
Fleech means to wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.
What part of speech is fleech?
Fleech is a verb.
What is the past tense of fleech?
The past tense of fleech is fleeched.

Words near fleech in the dictionary

  1. fleecer
  2. fleecers
  3. fleeces
  4. fleeceware
  5. fleecewear
  6. fleech
  7. fleeched
  8. fleeches
  9. fleeching
  10. fleechings
  11. fleechment

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