Blandishing

/ˈblændɪʃɪŋ/ verb

Present participle of blandish; the act of using flattery to coax or persuade someone.

Present participle formed by adding -ing to blandish. The -ing ending creates gerunds and progressive tenses, tracing back to Old English -ende or -inge suffixes.

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