What part of speech is ingratiating?

Ingratiating can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. ingratiating is a verb, gerund of ingratiate (infinitive).
  • 2. ingratiating is an adjective.

Inflections

Verb

Adjective

  • Positive
    Comparative
    Superlative
  • more ingratiating
    most ingratiating
  • Positive: ingratiating 
  • Comparative: more ingratiating
  • Superlative: most ingratiating

Adjective to adverb

What does ingratiating mean?

Definitions

Adjective

ingratiating - calculated to please or gain favor; "a smooth ingratiating manner"
ingratiating - capable of winning favor; "with open arms and an ingratiating smile"

Verb

ingratiate - gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts

Examples of ingratiating

#   Sentence  
1. adj. A smooth ingratiating manner.
2. adj. With open arms and an ingratiating smile.
3. adj. Ingratiating behaviour can be really annoying.
4. verb Tom is ingratiating himself with our new boss.
Sentence  
adj.
A smooth ingratiating manner.
With open arms and an ingratiating smile.
Ingratiating behaviour can be really annoying.
verb
Tom is ingratiating himself with our new boss.

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