I. ˈblärnē, -ȧn-, -ni verb
( blarneyed ; blarneyed ; blarneying ; blarneys )
transitive verb
: to influence or gain by smooth talk : wheedle
demagogues who pleasingly blarney the electorate — B.I.Bell
intransitive verb
: to use flattering speech
then would she wheedle and laugh and blarney — Nathaniel Hawthorne
II. noun
( -s )
Etymology: from Blarney stone, a stone in Blarney castle, near Cork, Ireland, reputed to bestow talent for eloquent cajolery upon those who kiss it
: smooth wheedling talk : flattery
made fun of his gift for blarney , his adroitness in playing up to whatever an audience or a situation demanded of him — Eleanor Dark