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honeyed up

honeyed up is the simple past and past participle of honey up.

Meaning of honey up

Verb

honey up (third-person singular simple present honeys up, present participle honeying up, simple past and past participle honeyed up)

  1. (figuratively, informal) To make (something) sweet, pleasant or agreeable.
    • She honeyed up her voice.
  2. (dated, figuratively, informal) To cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).
    • He honeys up his boss.

Questions about honeyed up

What is honeyed up the simple past and past participle of?
Honeyed up is the simple past and past participle of honey up.

Words near honeyed up in the dictionary

  1. Honeydon
  2. honeyeater
  3. honeyeaters
  4. honeyed
  5. honeyed around
  6. honeyed up
  7. honeyedly
  8. honeyedness
  9. honeyer
  10. honeyers
  11. honeyest

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