blarney

Speech parts

1. blarney - Noun

2. blarney - Verb

3. Blarney - Proper noun

Meaning

Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.

To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sweet talk nonsense coax flattery claptrap palaver balderdash cajole wheedle inveigle cajolery blandishment coaxing soft-soap honeyed words
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Antonyms

prevent abuse wound warn discourage deter
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Hypernyms

persuade flattery

Hyponyms

bully swagger browbeat soft-soap

Phrases with the word

having kissed the blarney stone world-famous blarney stone

Derivatives

blarneyed blarneying

Anagrams

Braelyn Braylen renably

Examples

Baloney is flattery laid on so thick it cannot be true, and blarney is flattery so thin we love it. Fulton J. Sheen

To tell a woman who is forty, "You look like sixteen," is boloney. The blarney way of saying it is "Tell me how old you are, I should like to know at what age women are the most beautiful. Fulton J. Sheen

You kissed the blarney stone. Irish Proverb

He palavered her into going along Source: Internet

Now, the pair are set to move into a mobile home with two bedrooms, a bathroom, a shower room and sitting room, provided by Blarney Castle Estate. Source: Internet

DAY 15 Killarney - Blarney - Waterford - Kilkenny ourney to historic Blarney Castle for a chance to kiss the famous Blarney tone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

blaring sound Blaris blarmed Blarney Stone blarneyer blarny