Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)To flatter; to wheedle.

Origin

Of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh glafr (“flattery”).

Of Celtic origin. Compare Welsh glafr (“flattery”).

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Forms

glavers, glavering, glavered, glavered
Base formglaver · to glaver
3rd person singularglavers
Present participleglavering
Past simpleglavered
Past participleglavered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyglaver
he, she, itglavers

Past simpleLesson

all personsglavered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave glavered
he, she, ithas glavered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill glaver

Synonyms

16 synonyms
flatterC1sootheB1strokeB2jollylay it on thickpuffbrush up tocollogueflatterizeglozemake fair weatherpalaverpreenspeak well of

Word family

1 related words
Derivedglaverer

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
glasswareglassyglaucomaglazeglazierglazing
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