"blarney" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈblɑɹni/ [General-American], /ˈblaːɹni/ [Ireland], /ˈblɑːni/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-blarney.ogg [US], en-au-blarney.ogg [Australia]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ni Etymology: Named after a legendary magical stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland that gives the gift of eloquence. See also Blarney Stone. Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blarney (uncountable)
  1. Mindless chatter. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Talking
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-noun-imsxrm~u Disambiguation of Talking: 64 9 9 17
  2. Ability to talk constantly and fluently. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-noun-46QtK3xH
  3. Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-noun-V8zc6X3D

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈblɑɹni/ [General-American], /ˈblaːɹni/ [Ireland], /ˈblɑːni/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-blarney.ogg [US], en-au-blarney.ogg [Australia] Forms: blarneys [present, singular, third-person], blarneying [participle, present], blarneyed [participle, past], blarneyed [past]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)ni Etymology: Named after a legendary magical stone in Blarney Castle, Ireland that gives the gift of eloquence. See also Blarney Stone. Head templates: {{en-verb}} blarney (third-person singular simple present blarneys, present participle blarneying, simple past and past participle blarneyed)
  1. To beguile with flattery. Related terms: Irish bull
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-verb-03nu5MZ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 18 6 46 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 25 18 4 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 13 22 6 59

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