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obliging

Syllables: ob·lig·ing/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

obliging adjective: happy and ready to do favours for others. Also the present participle and gerund of oblige.

Adjective

obliging (comparative more obliging, superlative most obliging)

  1. Happy and ready to do favours for others.

Noun

obliging (plural obligings)

  1. The imposition of an obligation.
    • Many were the finings, and excommunications, and the obligings to do penances, that took place at this time.1840, Alexander MacDonald, Summary of the Catholic Religion

Also used as

obliging is also the present participle and gerund of oblige.

Synonyms of obliging

Forms of obliging

Adjective
comparativemore obliging
superlativemost obliging
Noun
pluralobligings

Words formed from obliging

Questions about obliging

What does obliging mean?
Obliging means happy and ready to do favours for others.
What part of speech is obliging?
Obliging can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce obliging?
Obliging is pronounced /əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/.

Words near obliging in the dictionary

  1. obliger
  2. obligers
  3. obliges
  4. obligest
  5. obligeth
  6. obliging
  7. obligingly
  8. obligingness
  9. obligingnesses
  10. obligings
  11. obligor

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