FLATTER


Meaning of FLATTER in English

verb

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

very

Mr. Marlow I am very flattered , Mr. Speaker.

■ NOUN

attention

She was flattered by their attention and affection, but it was wholly innocuous.

I was really flattered by his attentions .

She was flattered by Gerald's attention and appreciative of his very real concern for her health and her general comfort.

Mr Lowell paid her a flattering amount of attention .

Her lack of reserve delighted him and he could not help but be flattered by her attention .

■ VERB

feel

He thought she was graceful ... she felt idiotically breathless, flattered , confused - and even more alarmed than ever.

She will also feel flattered , imagining that he has come to win her back.

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Flatter her a little - tell her she's beautiful.

Don't try to flatter me!

His flattering comments embarrassed her.

Lewis' novel doesn't flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

But, of course, I am sneakily flattered.

He agreed to do it because it flattered his ego.

I prefer the black to the red because it's more flattering.

I was really flattered by his attentions.

Millionaire actresses in major Hollywood films routinely show more flesh in far more flattering fashion.

This is a spotlight that is as harsh and cruel to the loser as it is flattering to the victor.

This was his recital of flattering greetings.

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