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I tend to be the type who is overly polite and sort of ingratiating to other people.
Daniel Clowes

Meaning of "ingratiating" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INGRATIATING

ingratiating  [ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INGRATIATING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ingratiating is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES INGRATIATING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ingratiating in the English dictionary

The definition of ingratiating in the dictionary is trying to gain someone else's favour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INGRATIATING


alternating
ˈɔːltəˌneɪtɪŋ
awaiting
əˈweɪtɪŋ
calculating
ˈkælkjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
communicating
kəˈmjuːnɪˌkeɪtɪŋ
dating
ˈdeɪtɪŋ
decorating
ˈdɛkəˌreɪtɪŋ
devastating
ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ
excruciating
ɪkˈskruːʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ
fascinating
ˈfæsɪˌneɪtɪŋ
frustrating
frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ
humiliating
hjuːˈmɪlɪeɪtɪŋ
incorporating
ɪnˈkɔːpəˌreɪtɪŋ
infuriating
ɪnˈfjʊərɪˌeɪtɪŋ
operating
ˈɒpəreɪtɪŋ
rating
ˈreɪtɪŋ
rotating
rəʊˈteɪtɪŋ
skating
ˈskeɪtɪŋ
stimulating
ˈstɪmjʊˌleɪtɪŋ
uningratiating
ˌʌnɪnˈɡreɪʃɪˌeɪtɪŋ
waiting
ˈweɪtɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INGRATIATING

ingraft
ingraftation
ingraftment
ingrain
ingrained
ingrainedly
ingrainedness
ingram
ingrate
ingrateful
ingrately
ingratiate
ingratiatingly
ingratiation
ingratiatory
ingratitude
ingravescence
ingravescent
ingredient

WORDS THAT END LIKE INGRATIATING

accommodating
accounting
beating
boating
captivating
central heating
cheating
coating
dominating
eating
floating
heating
oscillating
overheating
penetrating
plating
repeating
seating
star rating
sweating
vibrating

Synonyms and antonyms of ingratiating in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INGRATIATING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ingratiating» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ingratiating

Translation of «ingratiating» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INGRATIATING

Find out the translation of ingratiating to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ingratiating from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ingratiating» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讨好
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ingratiating
570 millions of speakers

English

ingratiating
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ingratiating
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التزلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вкрадчивый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

insinuante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তোষামুদে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

insinuant
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ingratiating
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

einschmeichelnd
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

愛想
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

알랑 거리는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ingratiating
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được lòng mọi người
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்லெண்ணத்தைப் பெற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Ingratiating
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sokulgan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ingratiating
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przymilny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вкрадливий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lingușitor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ingratiating
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kruiperige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ingratiating
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

innsmigrende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ingratiating

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INGRATIATING»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ingratiating

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2 QUOTES WITH «INGRATIATING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ingratiating.
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J. G. Ballard
Orwell's '1984' convinced me, rightly or wrongly, that Marxism was only a quantum leap away from tyranny. By contrast, Huxley's 'Brave New World' suggested that the totalitarian systems of the future might be subservient and ingratiating.
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Daniel Clowes
I tend to be the type who is overly polite and sort of ingratiating to other people.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INGRATIATING»

Discover the use of ingratiating in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ingratiating and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
Oily, as applied to persons and their utterances and acts, carries a strong implication of an offensively ingratiating quality ... ingratiating manner, but it usually stresses the speciousness of that appearance and often imputes sly wily trickiness to ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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Leadership: Research Findings, Practice, and Skills
Scoring and Interpretation: The more of these ingratiating behaviors you use frequently or almost always, the more ingratiating you are. A score of 40 or less suggests that you do not put much effort into pleasing your manager, and you may ...
Andrew DuBrin, 2012
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Impression Management in the Workplace: Research, Theory and ...
I I I I I Scoring and Interpretation: The more of these ingratiating behaviors you use frequently or almost always, the more ingratiating you are. A score of 40 or less suggests that you do not put much effort into pleasing your manager, and you ...
Andrew J. DuBrin, 2011
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Micro-Bargaining as Enhancer of Knowledge Management: A ...
Factors such as the relative power of the parties,663 centrality664 and the organizational culture665 play a crucial role in the success of ingratiating behaviours. For example, Brass and Burkhardt have stated that ingratiation can be observed ...
Atl Rodolfo Marsch Martínez, 2010
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Leading Complex Projects
ingRatiating. beHaviouR. A number of studies support the idea that being skilled at organisational politics facilitates career advancement – it is not just who you are and where you came from, but how successfully you can influence others.
Dr Kaye Remington, 2012
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Social Psychology of Inclusion and Exclusion
Apart from being intuitively appealing, reacting in an ingratiating way to ostracism is also consistent with Williams's model of ostracism (1997, 2001). These effects were predicted by Williams's model, which was partially based on reasoning put  ...
Dominic Abrams, Michael A. Hogg, José M. Marques, 2004
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Lectures on Ethics
If it is set forth in its purity, it brings with it respect, and is an object of the highest approbation and highest wish, and the ingratiating arguments merely diminish the incentives, whereas they ought to increase them. Morality must not debase itself ...
Immanuel Kant, Peter Heath, J. B. Schneewind, 1997
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Aristotle, Emotions, and Education
When the ingratiating talk about themselves, they have a tendency to boast: to claim qualities that win themselves a positive reputation, even though they lack those qualities altogether or have less of them than they claim. They are willing to  ...
Professor Kristján Kristjánsson, 2012
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Coping with Control and Manipulation: Making the Difference ...
Ingratiating behaviors comprise yet another promising path for control. Whether it is the person who always grabs the check at the restaurant or the one who bestows gifts upon others that the recipients find difficult to reciprocate in an equal ...
Vera Sonja Maass, 2010
10
Healthy Dependency: Leaning on Others Without Losing Yourself
In the suffocating lovestyle, genuine intimacy is replaced by self- centered intimacy, honest communication is replaced by ingratiating communication, and passion is replaced by insecure sexuality. Let's take a closer look: • Self-centered  ...
Robert F. Bornstein, Mary A. Languirand, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INGRATIATING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ingratiating is used in the context of the following news items.
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Karlovy Vary Report: An 'Arabian Nights' for the Age of Austerity …
The first, which springs forth at about the 35-minute mark, is “The Men With Hard-Ons,” whose lively, ingratiating manner will seem a kind of ... «Village Voice, Jul 15»
2
Infuence: North Korea's Sprawling African Diplomacy - Breitbart
North Korea has spared no expense in ingratiating itself to West Africa. The nation has even officially accused the United States–namely, the ... «Breitbart News, Jul 15»
3
Cast and dates announced for the Signature Theatre's World …
Determined to donate almost everything she owns before the end, Cornelia's plans are questioned when an ambitious and ingratiating young ... «New York Theatre Guide, Jul 15»
4
Understanding the plight of the Uighurs ucanews.com
In Thailand the decision to send the Uighurs back is the country's way of ingratiating itself with a Chinese government that sees the Muslim ... «ucanews, Jul 15»
5
'Shrek' actors relate to fairy tale personas - Honolulu Pulse
Jonathan Causey plays the part of Shrek's ingratiating sidekick and comic foil, Donkey. DHT's production is directed and choreographed by ... «Honolulu Pulse, Jul 15»
6
Theater Review: One Slight Hitch
But ingratiating as Moore is, P.B. never seems to have an essential role in the play, and Melanie usually comes across as equally superfluous. «Creative Loafing Tampa, Jul 15»
7
Family can be financial abusers - Fisher Funds - NZ Herald News
... alert to anybody entering our loved ones' lives and influencing them, ingratiating themselves and encouraging new or changed behaviour. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
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Get the Popcorn! - The Intelligencer: Politically astute | Local politics …
Huckabee – representing the ultra-religious, ultra-rigid, born-again conservative faction, but in that ingratiating, folksy way. Christie – come on. «The Intelligencer, Jul 15»
9
Lampard pays for NYCFC tickets for fans - ESPN FC
With Steven Gerrard already ingratiating himself with LA Galaxy supporters by giving the wonderful gift of beer, Frank Lampard has continued ... «ESPN FC, Jul 15»
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LaMarcus Aldridge – If It's Okay For Him To Leave, It's Okay For You …
If you're really “thankful” and want to express a level of gratitude unbefitting “those two words,” do so prior to ingratiating yourself to your future ... «seattlepi.com, Jul 15»

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