Fleech
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter. Scotland, transitive
"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; speak insincerely. Scotland, intransitive
Synonyms
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More examples"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."
Etymology
From Middle Dutch fletsen (“to flatter, fawn”). More at flatter.