"blarney" meaning in English

See blarney in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈblɑɹni/ [General-American], /ˈblaːɹni/ [Ireland], /ˈblɑːni/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-blarney.ogg , en-au-blarney.ogg
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. Etymology templates: {{wp}} Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} blarney (uncountable)
  1. Mindless chatter. Tags: uncountable Translations (mindless chatter): Geschwätz [neuter] (German)
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-noun-imsxrm~u Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 30 26 26 19 Disambiguation of 'mindless chatter': 98 1 1
  2. Ability to talk constantly and fluently. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-noun-46QtK3xH Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 30 26 26 19
  3. Persuasive flattery or kind speech; smooth, wheedling talk. Tags: uncountable Translations (flattery): Schmeichelei [feminine] (German), Flunkerei [feminine] (German), piyaz (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-noun-V8zc6X3D Categories (other): Talking Disambiguation of Talking: 30 26 26 19 Disambiguation of 'flattery': 2 4 94

Verb

IPA: /ˈblɑɹni/ [General-American], /ˈblaːɹni/ [Ireland], /ˈblɑːni/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-blarney.ogg , en-au-blarney.ogg 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. Etymology templates: {{wp}} 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. Derived forms: blarneyer Related terms: Irish bull
    Sense id: en-blarney-en-verb-03nu5MZ7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Talking Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 22 9 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 11 12 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 8 8 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 8 7 73 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 21 11 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 17 20 10 53 Disambiguation of Talking: 30 26 26 19

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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