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people-pleasings

people-pleasings is the plural of people-pleasing.

Meaning of people-pleasing

Noun

people-pleasing (countable and uncountable, plural people-pleasings)

  1. (informal) The behavioral pattern of prioritizing the needs and desires of others over one's own.
    • Repent of all people-pleasings then pick your peers with pride. Just ride the tide and enjoy life in your stride.2018, Karen Kellock, Just Skip Dinner, page 96

Questions about people-pleasings

What is people-pleasings the plural of?
People-pleasings is the plural of people-pleasing.

Words near people-pleasings in the dictionary

  1. people-person
  2. people-persons
  3. people-pleaser
  4. people-pleasers
  5. people-pleasing
  6. people-pleasings
  7. people-pod
  8. people-pods
  9. people-smuggler
  10. people-smugglers
  11. people-smuggling

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