verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
very
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Mr. Marlow I am very flattered , Mr. Speaker.
■ NOUN
attention
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She was flattered by their attention and affection, but it was wholly innocuous.
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I was really flattered by his attentions .
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She was flattered by Gerald's attention and appreciative of his very real concern for her health and her general comfort.
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Mr Lowell paid her a flattering amount of attention .
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Her lack of reserve delighted him and he could not help but be flattered by her attention .
■ VERB
feel
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He thought she was graceful ... she felt idiotically breathless, flattered , confused - and even more alarmed than ever.
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She will also feel flattered , imagining that he has come to win her back.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Flatter her a little - tell her she's beautiful.
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Don't try to flatter me!
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His flattering comments embarrassed her.
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Lewis' novel doesn't flatter Midwestern attitudes and morals.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But, of course, I am sneakily flattered.
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He agreed to do it because it flattered his ego.
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I prefer the black to the red because it's more flattering.
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I was really flattered by his attentions.
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Millionaire actresses in major Hollywood films routinely show more flesh in far more flattering fashion.
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This is a spotlight that is as harsh and cruel to the loser as it is flattering to the victor.
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This was his recital of flattering greetings.