toady
noun
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
were 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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They were toadying to her there, I'll wager.
From The Machine by Upton Sinclair
And yet people's love for Aunt Susan seems so genuine—not as though they were toadying to her for her money.
From How Ethel Hollister Became a Campfire Girl by Irene Elliott Benson
