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- Dictionaryblarney/ˈblɑːni/
noun
- 1. talk which aims to charm, flatter, or persuade (often considered typical of Irish people): "it took all my Irish blarney to keep us out of court"
verb
- 1. influence or persuade (someone) using charm and pleasant flattery: "he went overboard in blarneying him into thinking that Joe considered him a nice guy"
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Blarney is a friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things. Learn more about the word, its origin, usage and related expressions from Cambridge Dictionary.
Blarney is a noun or verb that means skillful flattery or nonsense. It comes from the Blarney stone, a legendary object in Ireland that gives eloquence to those who kiss it.
Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
noun. flattering or wheedling talk; cajolery. deceptive or misleading talk; nonsense; hooey: a lot of blarney about why he was broke. verb (used with or without object) , blar·neyed, blar·ney·ing. to flatter or wheedle; use blarney: He blarneys his boss with the most shameless compliments. blarney. / ˈblɑːnɪ / noun. flattering talk.
Blarney is a friendly and pleasant way of talking that makes someone good at persuading people to do things. Learn more about this word, its origin, usage and related expressions from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Blarney is a noun or verb that means flattery or influence by gentle urging. It comes from the name of a castle in Ireland where a stone with magical powers is said to be.
Blarney is smooth, flattering talk or deceptive nonsense, named after a magical stone in Ireland that gives eloquence. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and examples of blarney.
Blarney is things someone says that are flattering and amusing but probably untrue, and which you think they are only saying in order to please you or to persuade you to do something.
Blarney is informal for pleasant but untrue things that you say to someone in order to trick or persuade them. Learn more about the origin, usage and synonyms of blarney from Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.
Definition of blarney noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
