Other Word Forms
- ingratiatingly adverb
- uningratiating adjective
Etymology
Origin of ingratiating
First recorded in 1635–45; ingratiat(e) + -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The theory, perhaps, is that ingratiating themselves to the locals during this week's tune-ups might soften the vitriol which comes their way over the weekend.
From BBC
Both show off Glaser’s gift for grabbing a subject, attacking it from every side, playing smart and dumb, ingratiating and insulting, going sweet or sour.
From New York Times
His smile is both practiced and ingratiating; his eyes seem darker than this film’s eerily black ocean, like velvet curtains tightly drawn.
From Seattle Times
This initial rift set in motion several entry points for Peck to not only continue ingratiating himself into Drake’s life but also enable him to drive a wedge between Drake and his father.
From Salon
“The Monk and the Gun,” a modestly scaled, lightly comic and blithely ingratiating tale set in Bhutan takes place in the recent past, when the country held mock elections.
From New York Times
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