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fleech

verb

Etymology

From Middle Dutch fletsen (“to flatter, fawn”). More at flatter.

  1. derived from fletsen

Definitions

  1. To wheedle

    To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter.

    • I fleeched him, and I coaxed him, and I kicked him, and I cuffed him; but I might as weal hae kicked my heel upon the floor, or fleeched the fireplace.

  2. To use cajoling or flattering words

    To use cajoling or flattering words; speak insincerely.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for fleech. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA