Meaning

2 senses
  1. (figuratively, informal)To make (something) sweet, pleasant or agreeable.

    She honeyed up her voice.

  2. (dated, figuratively, informal)To cajole, suck up to or sweet-talk (someone).

    He honeys up his boss.

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Honey, wake up! New stats and graphs have just been published.

    ruДорогая, просыпайся! Как раз вышли новые цифры и графики. — Ooneykcall

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Forms

honeys up, honeying up, honeyed up, honeyed up
Base formhoney up · to honey up
3rd person singularhoneys up
Present participlehoneying up
Past simplehoneyed up
Past participlehoneyed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyhoney up
he, she, ithoneys up

Past simpleLesson

all personshoneyed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave honeyed up
he, she, ithas honeyed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill honey up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

43 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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