glaver
/ˈɡlævə(ɹ)/
glaver verb: to flatter; to wheedle.
Verb
glaver (third-person singular simple present glavers, present participle glavering, simple past and past participle glavered)
- To flatter; to wheedle.
- Some slavish, glavering, flattering parasite.1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London
- Luke. Item, that the Honourable Ms. Gloriana Strut is ſo fantaſtical in her Dreſs, and trifles away ſo many Hours in admiring herſelf, and being glavered by her Maid, that ſhe always comes into Church, when the reſt of the Congregation are intent upon their Devotions;1745, The trial of the Honourable Mrs. Gloriana Strut, before Lord Peter, chairman of the committee, held in the council-chamber, near the gates of paradise, page 10
- Synonyms:
- jolly, lay it on thick, puff, brush up to, collogue, flatter, flatterize, gloze, make fair weather, palaver
Synonyms of glaver
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Forms of glaver
| third-person singular present | glavers |
|---|---|
| present participle | glavering |
| past participle | glavered |
| past | glavered |
Origin of glaver
Of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh glafr (“flattery”).
Words formed from glaver
Questions about glaver
- What does glaver mean?
- Glaver means to flatter; to wheedle.
- What part of speech is glaver?
- Glaver is a verb.
- How do you pronounce glaver?
- Glaver is pronounced /ˈɡlævə(ɹ)/.
- What is the past tense of glaver?
- The past tense of glaver is glavered.
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