flatter
verb (used with object)
to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
will flatter
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future tenseof flatter.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Trying to figure out if a pair of jeans will flatter by looking at professional photos and inseam measurements is hard enough.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Far from his bitter wife and troubling children, he’s got four weeks to produce an essay of philosophical bedazzlement that will flatter the contest’s founder.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2020
This mid-torso pattern will flatter DJ's strong build and with straight silhouette—he'll look even more athletic.
From Golf Digest ● Jul. 17, 2018
But on the whole, the collection was more inclusive than many a Versace sizzler with shapes that will flatter many, not just those of genetically blessed form.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2016
We must endeavour to offer him something which will flatter his ideas; the king's hero is the Great Henry the Lion.
From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar Meding
