soft-soap
soft-soap · soft-soaps · soft-soaped · soft-soaping
гладити, погладити
формулировать
streichen, streicheln
To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing wordsTo attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To attempt to persuade by flattery or pleasing words; to butter up.
persuade someone through flattery
Translations
2 languagesForms
soft-soaps, soft-soaping, soft-soaped, soft-soaped| Base form | soft-soap · to soft-soap |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | soft-soaps |
| Present participle | soft-soaping |
| Past simple | soft-soaped |
| Past participle | soft-soaped |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
28 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.