sycophanting

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A form of sycophant — One who uses obsequious compliments to gain self-serving favour or advantage from another; a servile flatterer.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sycophant
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APA

sycophanting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycophanting

MLA

“sycophanting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycophanting. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sycophanting,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sycophanting.

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