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fleeches

fleeches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fleech.

Meaning of fleech

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.

Questions about fleeches

What is fleeches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Fleeches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of fleech.

Words near fleeches in the dictionary

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

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