honeying

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honeying - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Honey \Hon"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Honeyed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Honeying.]
     To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use
     endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or
     complimentary; to fawn. "Honeying and making love." --Shak.
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           Rough to common men,
           But honey at the whisper of a lord.      --Tennyson.
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