brown-nosing

brown-nos·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun noh-zing]
- /braʊn ˈnoʊ zɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [broun noh-zing]
- /braʊn ˈnoʊ zɪŋ/

Definitions of brown-nosing word

uncountable noun brown-nosing If you accuse someone of brown-nosing, you are saying in a rather offensive way that they are agreeing with someone important in order to get their support. 3
noun brown-nosing the activity of shamelessly currying favour with someone 3
verb brown-nosing present participle of brown-nose. 0

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Parts of speech for Brown-nosing

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Brown-nosing

brown-nosing popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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