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Webster 1913 Edition


Blarney

Blar′ney

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Blarneyed
(-nĭd)
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Blarneying
.]
To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make or accomplish by blarney.
Blarneyed the landlord.”
Irving.
Had
blarneyed
his way from Long Island.
S. G. Goodrich.

Definition 2024


blarney

blarney

English

Noun

blarney (uncountable)

  1. Mindless chatter.
    He is full of blarney.
  2. Ability to talk constantly.
  3. Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk; flattery.

Verb

blarney (third-person singular simple present blarneys, present participle blarneying, simple past and past participle blarneyed)

  1. To beguile with flattery.