- brownnosing
- brownnosing noun [noncount]
I can't stand his brownnosing.
• • •Main Entry: ↑brownnose
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fawning — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. sniveling, adulatory, flattering; see obsequious . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. servile, sycophantic, deferential, slavish, groveling, subservient, cringing, flattering, *brownnosing, kowtowing, submissive,… … English dictionary for students
brownnose — /ˈbraʊnnoʊz / (say brownnohz) Colloquial –verb (t) (brownnosed, brownnosing) 1. to flatter servilely. –noun 2. a self seeking servile flatterer; someone who curries favour …
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