flatter
verb (used with object)
to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
am flattering
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present progressiveof flatter (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Pray do not suppose that I am flattering you foolishly.
From Tales from Tennyson by Molly K. Bellew
"Just when I am flattering myself that I know everything about you, Grizel," he said, with a long face, "I suddenly wonder whether I know anything."
From Tommy and Grizel by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
Perhaps you do not like such speeches because you think I am flattering you and turning compliments.
From The Witch of Prague by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford
If flattery is saying what one truly means, then I am flattering you; for if I had arranged my own program, you and I would occupy about the same positions as we do now.
From Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life by Frank Andrew Munsey
Do not think, dear sir, that I am flattering you.
From The Talking Thrush and Other Tales from India by William Crooke
