glad-handing
glad-handing is the present participle and gerund of glad-hand.
Meaning of glad-hand
Verb
glad-hand (third-person singular simple present glad-hands, present participle glad-handing, simple past and past participle glad-handed)
- To be overly friendly with (a stranger) in order to gain an advantage.
- Not in many a moon had he glad-handed so many people. […] The President, in fact, behaved noticeably like a candidate for reelection.1948 February 9, “The Presidency: Getting Ready”, in Time, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2011
- To extend a glad hand (to someone); to welcome warmly.
Noun
glad-handing (plural glad-handings)
- The act of one who glad-hands.
Forms of glad-handing
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Questions about glad-handing
- What does glad-handing mean?
- Glad-handing means the act of one who glad-hands.
- What is glad-handing the present participle and gerund of?
- Glad-handing is the present participle and gerund of glad-hand.
- What part of speech is glad-handing?
- Glad-handing is a noun.
- What is the plural of glad-handing?
- The plural of glad-handing is glad-handings.
Words near glad-handing in the dictionary
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