toady
noun
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
was toadying
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past progressiveof toady.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Two replies later, Boris was toadying: " I am with Russell on that point."
From The Guardian ● Jun. 21, 2013
This was toadying to the boys, whom he feared.
From Breaking Away or The Fortunes of a Student by Kilburn
