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fleeching

fleeching is the present participle and gerund 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.

Noun

fleeching (plural fleechings)

  1. cajolery; flattery

Forms of fleeching

pluralfleechings

Questions about fleeching

What does fleeching mean?
Fleeching means cajolery; flattery.
What is fleeching the present participle and gerund of?
Fleeching is the present participle and gerund of fleech.
What part of speech is fleeching?
Fleeching is a noun.
What is the plural of fleeching?
The plural of fleeching is fleechings.

Words near fleeching in the dictionary

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

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